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Stroganoff
I did promise an article on Beef Stroganoff and it is time I delivered. You are of course all aware that all these delicious sauces prepared by a long list of famous chefs were only [more…]
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Leek and Chicken Flan
(I decided to share this recipe as AI Junior is giving me nightmares) Ingredients: For the cheese pastry: 6 oz white rye flour (spelt can be used) 3 oz butter 2 oz cheddar cheese grated [more…]
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Easy Chocolate Brownies
Ingredients 3oz flour (I use buckwheat flour) 8oz butter 5oz dark brown sugar 4oz ground almonds (you can use 1 oz ground almonds and 3oz chopped hazlenuts) 2oz good quality cocoa powder (ie Green and [more…]
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Jack Daniels BBQ sauce – TGIF style
Anyone who has ever eaten at TGIF may have tasted their BBQ sauces. The smoky one is not good but the Jack Daniels one is to die for. When the wife was training as a [more…]
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German Potato Salad
In general I am not in favour of things Teutonic though some of their ladies are rather tasty plus the average German man is little short of a pig so if you can be semi [more…]
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A rather respectable lasagne
Want to cause an argument? Especially with an Italian? Bring up the subject of Italian food, the ingredients, the cooking methodology and it is like releasing a instant verbal and emotional whirlwind. No Italian dish [more…]
19th Century
Not Just a Walk in the Park
It has been a challenging couple of years for us all, and I suspect that our trials and tribulations are a long way from over. Thus, as the autumn temperatures drop away to winter’s chills, [more…]
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New Adventures in Low Carb, Part Two
In my previous article I explained how switching to a low-carb diet has life-changing health benefits. It’s been several months since I started a keto diet (very low-carb), so I thought I’d give Puffins an [more…]
Authoritarianism
Plant Tending In A Pandemic; Untying The Gordian Knot
My reference to “untying the Gordian Knot” is somewhat ethereal. I’ve been giving some though to the complex threads that underpin the whole Covid “debate” whilst, at the same time, taking some note of which [more…]