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Asparagus And Oat Soup, Egg Yolk, Burnt Onion

Jul

23

2012

Marks & Spencers still have some English asparagus left on their shelves so I decided to try to make the most of it before it’s finally gone. Generally at this time of year when the season is technically over the quality is not great and the best option is to make soup; in any case, ...

Nettle And Wild Garlic Quiche

Apr

24

2012

There’s a lot of mystery surrounding pastry and as someone who’s never been much of a baker I have admit I find the topic a bit intimidating. A big problem for me has been consistency: while the basic ratio for shortcrust pastry is a 2:1 mix of flour to fat I always found myself having ...

Wild Mushroom, Walnut and Tarragon Soup

Nov

7

2011

It’s the time of year again for wild mushrooms and as you’ll see I’ve been cooking with them quite a bit lately. I’d like to say I went out and picked them all myself but I haven’t because I still don’t know enough to do so with any confidence. Although there aren’t actually many fungi ...

Asparagus With Poached Quails Eggs, Black Pudding, Broad Bean Puree And Hollandaise Sauce

May

22

2011

I was reading a great post over on I Can Has Cook about the pairing of broad beans with black pudding which is something that would never occurred to me and it gave me the idea for this recipe. Moreover, I’d never tasted the puddings made by Jack McCarthy mentioned so it was a good ...