Tag: wine and dine
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Wine and Dine: Matt's Gammon Hot Pot
This is a family recipe courtesy of my mothers’ family, still on the same piece of stained and torn paper on which it was written so many years ago. A frugal dish that is ridiculously simple to make but boy is it tasty. The sort of stew that you need in these cold and windy days just before the spring warmth arrives to thaw us out. To go with ...
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Wine and Dine: Andrew's Vegetable Tagine
In a bid to eat healthier as a household, we only eat meat at weekends where we focus on quality cuts from our local butcher: less is more, as they say! As such, find something that’s quick and easy to cook, healthy and meat-free was initially quite challenging… step forward this delicious, yet simple vegetable tagine! Warming spices add depth ...
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Wine and Dine: Andrew's Chorizo, Chickpea and Spinach Stew
This Chorizo, Chickpea, and Spinach stew is a staple I learned to cook from a friends grandmother when I lived in Logroño in La Rioja many moons ago. However, it has stayed with me ever since and is a long term favourite in our household. It’s perfect for this time of year when the colder weather arrives, the nights draw in early, and the log ...
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Wine and Dine: Matt's Chilli Con Carne
Chilli Con Carne is a staple of Tex-Mex cuisine; it’s a rich hearty stew bursting with layers of flavour and a little bit of spice to warm you on cold nights out on the range. It’s a relatively easy one pot meal that will feed whole families at a time, always best when made the day before allowing the flavours to mature and develop overnight.&...
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Wine and Dine: White Beans and Sausages
October is the best month for windy walks on the moors to blow away the cobwebs. There is still foraging to be done, with this month being great for Bullace (a small, tart plum, in-between Damson and Sloe in size, which makes fantastic gin). Beech nuts, walnuts and hazelnuts can still be found (if the squirrels haven't nabbed them all)! My ...