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Parsnip and pears
As well as looking like an anteater’s nose parsnips occupy a strange spicy and sweet place for a vegetable. Roast they are fantastic and, as Wikipedia instructs…
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Michel Roux Jr’s Pumpkin and swede crumble
Michel Roux Jr’s face is a wonder. It makes Masterchef the Professionals, full of wonderment, shock, horror and pleasure, and he looks like a thoroughly nice gu…
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Brandy butter porridge
Brandy butter and custard are the condiments that save British christmas desserts. Without them it would be all dried fruit and stodge. But brandy butter (and b…
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‘Too good to include’ oriental pork ribs
I first made these ribs for inclusion in a chili recipe , but that didn’t work out so well. It turned out that they were so good that not only did most of the m…
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Roast red pepper, basil and cucumber focaccia
I ate a roast red pepper, cucumber and basil sandwich once, it reminded me of watermelon. This bread does not remind me of watermelon, but it still tastes great…