An odd title considering that the canned artichoke hearts are a somewhat less-than-usual ingredient; I’d have thought a title featuring them might be appropriate. Nonetheless, this came from an Easter publication tossed out by the Radio Times. The artichokes remind…
Tag: England
Sweet Rich Shortcrust Pastry
This crisp and crumbly mouth-watering pastry made with self-raising flour breaks all the rules but gives a special taste and texture to all sweet pies, large or small. Planning serves: preparation time: 10 mins cooking time: Ingredients 8…
Savoury Rich Shortcrust Pastry
Planning serves: preparation time: 10 mins cooking time: Ingredients 8 oz self-raising flour 1 tsp salt 3 oz butter 2 oz lard water, to mix Method Put the flour, salt and butter into a food processor and pulse…
Red Onion Marmalade
One of those little accompaniments with a bizarre name that became trendy in the early part of the new millennium. Still, just because a thing is trendy it doesn’t mean that it isn’t worthy of some attention, does it? I…
Wood Pigeon with Forcemeat Balls
Wood pigeons have dark red flesh with a naturally mild gamey flavour and are inexpensive. One bird is ample for one person. This recipe was my introduction to pigeons and is still my favourite. Casseroling them whole in this fashion…
Wild Duck with Grapefruit and Port Sauce
Bred-for-the-table ducklings tend to have a high proportion of frame and fat and a low proportion of actual duck meat. The antidote is wild duck – mallard – which has little fat, almost as much meat and a good flavour.…
Veggies for Fish
This is an earthy combination of vegetables flavoured with mint that seems to be a good accompaniment to fish dishes. Planning serves: 4 preparation time: 15 mins cooking time: 10 mins Ingredients 25g butter 125g garden peas (preferably fresh) 125g…
Skate with a Herb Crust
This recipe is from The Fish Course by Susan Hicks. Skate is a tasty, easy to eat fish courtesy of its flat bone (well, cartilage, really) structure. This dish has the added advantage of being reasonably healthy since the fish…
Shortcrust Pastry
A shortcrust pastry, in either sweet or savoury form, which seems to break many of the accepted pastry rules but which works well. Planning serves: preparation time: 10 mins cooking time: Ingredients 8 oz self-raising flour pinch salt…
Shepherd’s Pie
The old English classic; this version being just a minor modification to one from The Cookery Year published by the Reader’s Digest Association. Some interesting (healthier?) variations can be made by using alternative toppings such as sweet potato or a…