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Chicken Bhuna

I love the idea of making curry from scratch but most of the time find myself picking up a jar of Patak’s curry paste instead.  So in order to get back to basics I’ve had a go at this recipe for Chicken Bhuna from BBC Good Food.  I have never used fennel seeds before so […]

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Apple flapjack crumble

I always keep an eye open for new apple recipes.  I get apples in my vegetable box almost every week, but I’m not really that keen on them raw.  I tend to do a lot of stewed apple, and also some apple crumbles, to use them up.  I came across the following recipe for apple […]

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Five easy starters

So you’ve got guests coming for dinner, or you want to make something a bit special for your other half or family, but you’re tight for time.  An easy way to make a meal special is to do a starter.  A three course meal automatically sounds impressive, but it can be very easy to whip […]

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Chicken in Dill Mustard sauce

This week I’ve had another go at a recipe using chicken breasts.  I seem to cook with them once or twice a week so its good to try out some new recipes.  Once again this is an Epicurious recipe, and I halved the ingredients below as I was only cooking for two people. Ingredients (for […]

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Pan-Roasted Stilton Chicken with Apples

I’m always on the lookout for new recipes that use chicken breasts, so here is one I tried from Epicurious.  I chose this one because I also had a lot of apples in that needed eating up.  Now I only used half the quantities below because I was making it for two people. Ingredients (for […]

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