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The Christmas Cake, Part Two

1st November 2023 Going Postal 0

In the previous weeks you’ll have been diligently nurturing, talking to and feeding your cake creation with some fine brandy or Armagnac using the timeless cook’s measure of “one for me, one for the cake”. [more…]

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The Christmas Cake, Part One

31st October 2023 Going Postal 0

It’s a somewhat inclement Sunday morning approaching the end of October, the lawn which just a few short weeks ago was dead and brown is now lush and green but under an inch of water [more…]

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Tastes of Christmas Past

24th December 2022 Going Postal 0

You have my dearest lady to either thank or blame for this one.  Reminiscing about Xmas at her parents as a child, she has often waxed lyrical about these things called pickled clementines – which [more…]

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Christmas Cake – Part II

12th December 2022 Going Postal 0

Back in October (before Goldman Sachs Sunk became PM), part 1 of the 2022 Christmas Cake creation was published, see here. Since then our new leader has shown himself to be nothing more than another [more…]

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The Christmas Cake

25th October 2022 Going Postal 0

It’s a somewhat inclement Sunday morning approaching the end of October, the lawn which just a few short weeks ago was dead and brown is now lush and green but under an inch of water [more…]

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A rather respectable lasagne

30th November 2021 Rookwood 0

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…]

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Stir Up Sunday

20th November 2020 Going Postal 0

The last Sunday before advent begins (22.11) is traditionally known as ‘stir up Sunday’. This is when families would come together to make the mixture for their Christmas Pudding, all taking it in turns to [more…]

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Culterally-Appropriated Tandoori Pheasant

28th October 2020 Captain Black 0

The shooting season is with us again, and many of us are looking for good recipes for our game birds.  I find roast pheasant, frankly, a little dull and dry and the best recipes for [more…]

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Vanilla Ice Cream Terrine with Ginger, Chocolate and Salted Caramel

6th January 2020 OldTrout 0

1 litre vanilla ice cream 100g stem ginger biscuits/cookies 100g dark chocolate 125g salted caramel cream sauce You can buy salted caramel cream sauce or make your own in ten minutes. To make your own [more…]

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