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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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  • Review: Three Horseshoes Country Inn, Near Leek

    Review: Three Horseshoes Country Inn, Near Leek

    Last week we met up with my brother, his girlfriend and their 16 week old son at a reservoir just outside Leek in Staffordshire. We had a bit of a walk around in the gorgeous sunshine and then drove back to the Three Horseshoes Country...

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