I think this would also work well with pears, cooking apples and other seasonal fruit particularly anything that is a bit tart. For poaching the quinces 1.5 litres water 150g caster sugar 3 medium quinces For the cake 250g self-raising flour ½ each ground ginger, ground nutmeg and ground allspice 1½ tsp cinnamon […]
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Pan-fried or Roasted Summer Fruits with Frozen Lemon Curd Yoghurt
For this recipe have a variety of fruit or just one or two types – here I used 2 large plums, 2 apricots, a white-fleshed nectarine, a peacharine and a handful of blueberries. I think mangoes and pineapple would also work in the recipe and you could replace the blueberries with any other red berry […]
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Grilled Summer Fruit Skewers
Ingredients: Rosemary stalks Apricots, plums, peaches or nectarines, halved and de-stoned Juice and zest of one orange 2 tbps runny honey (Terry Lister has some just harvested from his hives) 25g butter 75ml liqueur (I used pear liqueur but any fruit one would be fine or something like Grand Marnier or Cointreau) Put […]
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Spicy Damson Plum Sauce
Last week a friend gave us the first figs of the season and damson plums that she’d picked from her trees up North. We quickly devoured the figs but you can’t do that with damson plums – they’re quite sour and are best cooked. I regularly buy excellent damson plum jam from Terry Lister so […]
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Breakfast Tartine
For lunches on our days off I usually make some sort of salad or a tartine otherwise called an open sandwich or perhaps bruschetta. And sometimes at work in the weekend I make a breakfast version for Mike and myself after gathering a few ingredients from stallholders. What’s essential is that the bread is great […]
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Roast Cherry Tomatoes, Feta and Basil Tartine
For lunches on our days off I usually make some sort of salad or a tartine otherwise called an open sandwich or perhaps bruschetta. And sometimes at work in the weekend I make a breakfast version for Mike and myself after gathering a few ingredients from stallholders. What’s essential is that the bread is great […]
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Smoked Chicken Breast and Onion Confit Tartine
For lunches on our days off I usually make some sort of salad or a tartine otherwise called an open sandwich or perhaps bruschetta. And sometimes at work in the weekend I make a breakfast version for Mike and myself after gathering a few ingredients from stallholders. What’s essential is that the bread is great […]
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Corn, Spring Onion and Ricotta Tartine
For lunches on our days off I usually make some sort of salad or a tartine otherwise called an open sandwich or perhaps bruschetta. And sometimes at work in the weekend I make a breakfast version for Mike and myself after gathering a few ingredients from stallholders. What’s essential is that the bread is great […]
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Smoked Prawn and Scallop, Pea and Avocado Tartine
Cook some peas and/or edamame beans. Drain, add a few leaves of finely chopped mint and mash or blend. Mash an avocado with the juice of a lemon. Season. Spread a layer of mashed peas on grilled bread and next add the avocado. Top with smoked prawns and/or scallops. At other times I use poached […]
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Roast Beetroot and Saffron Honey Tartine
For lunches on our days off I usually make some sort of salad or a tartine otherwise called an open sandwich or perhaps bruschetta. And sometimes at work in the weekend I make a breakfast version for Mike and myself after gathering a few ingredients from stallholders. What’s essential is that the bread is great […]
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