Tag: wine and dine
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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 ...
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Wine and Dine: Roast Duck with Plums
Well, there you go. Summer came, you blinked and it whizzed past scarcely registering with us and here we are in Autumn already! Looking on the bright side, it’s a month of contrast that keeps us on our toes with some warm days, showers, wind, and plentiful larder with beef, fish and game all in their prime. Keats, the quintessential English poet...
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Wine and Dine: Summer Pudding
Thankfully, we have made it to August and the sunshine has worked it's magic in allotments, gardens and orchards around the country. Berries, currants and plums are at their best right now, and the best way to celebrate is with one of my all-time favourite British recipes - the glorious Summer Pudding. Its origins are a little uncertain. It may ...