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Carrot and Apple Chutney

With my latest exploration of pork mince with more Western flavours, pork burgers were on the menu the other night, and I decided to make a chutney to slather all over those bad boys. This chutney, like most of my recipes, is invented by putting together ingredients that I know […]

Quick Raspberry Jam

Jam should always be about the fruit, but more often than not, it is about the sugar. Fruit is naturally sweet and delicious and needs a fraction of the sugar most jam recipes suggest to actually create a delicious homemade jam. The usual ratio in jam recipes is 1:1 fruit […]

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Mustard and Pink Peppercorn Marinade

Have a half leg of lamb and need a quick and simple marinade that is different from the standard garlic and rosemary? My Partner in Crime cooked me a lovely Valentine’s Day meal and whipped up this punchy marinade that worked beautifully with the sweetness of the flesh. Take some […]

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Spaghetti Pesto with Pork Mince and Sweet Potato

Pesto is always a favourite of mine to make. It is simple, tasty and goes with such a variety of ingredients. A new combination came to me based mostly on what I already had at hand: pork mince and sweet potato. Pork mince is often used in combination with beef […]

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The Rivoli Bar

For my birthday, we had made the plan to go to The Rivoli Bar and have the Iron Lady cocktail in honour of the great Margaret Thatcher; a woman significant to us for several reasons. The menu describes the drink thus: Here we pay tribute to a peerless figure of […]

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The Burger Bros

If craft beer and kick-arse burgers are things that make you happy, and you happen to be in the lovely seaside town of Deal, Kent, then The Burger Bros is the medicine you sorely need. With an amazing range of local and non-local beers, there is always something delicious and […]