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  • Potato, Bacon and Leek Soup

    Potato, Bacon and Leek Soup

    It’s extremely cold here in the UK at the moment (coldest winter for over 30 years apparently), so what better way to warm yourself up than to have a lovely bowl of homemade soup! I often cook up chicken soup however I fancied a change...

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  • Growing Garlic

    Growing Garlic

    I first grew my own garlic a few years ago, and had mixed success (mainly due to the position of the garlic I think). For the last two winters I’ve not really had the motivation to do much in the garden, but this year I’ve...

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  • First Attempt at Custard

    First Attempt at Custard

    Last night we had some desserts for dinner but no custard or icecream to go with them, so after a quick look in one of my cookbooks I found a simple custard recipe that needed egg yolks, milk, sugar and a vanilla pod, all of...

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  • Chefs – Stop Seasoning My Food For Me!

    Chefs – Stop Seasoning My Food For Me!

    I love flavour in food, who doesn’t? Seasoning food whilst cooking it is how it should be. Getting the flavour right and serving it, maybe with a sprig of parsley on the side. However, in recent years we’ve found that restaurants are choosing to decide...

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  • Lobster Thermidor at Cromwells

    Lobster Thermidor at Cromwells

    Back in August I wrote about Cromwells Restaurant, a local restaurant in Wirral that we had visited. We were so bowled over by the food and the service that it didn’t take long before we returned. After asking on Twitter for local recommendations for a...

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