Monthly Archives: November 2012

Red Wine Poached Pears

Posted on November 28, 2012 by DemeterG

  Poached pears are just lovely. These red wine poached pears have a great flavour and can be used on their own or as decoration – see picture below.         Ingredients: 2 cups dry red wine 1/3 … Continue reading →

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Pickled Beetroot

Posted on November 22, 2012 by DemeterG

  This pickled beetroot is just divine. I made it as an accompaniment for a smoked salmon terrine.   Ingredients: 1 bunch baby beetroot 100 g castor sugar 100 ml white wine vinegar 100 ml white balsamic 60 ml extra virgin olive … Continue reading →

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Broad Beans, Peas and Pancetta

Posted on November 18, 2012 by DemeterG

I don’t know if you are like me and used to be force fed big, fat, floury broad beans as a kid. Blerk! This is a fantastic way to have broad beans. They taste great, but you do have to … Continue reading →

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High-Five Lamb Chops

Posted on November 10, 2012 by DemeterG

No, these are not named after the kiddies singing group, I named them High-Five Lamb Chops because that is what I got from B2 when he tasted them for the first time. He was very impressed, as was the DB … Continue reading →

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Slow Cooked Lamb with Lemon and Maple Syrup

Posted on November 9, 2012 by DemeterG

For roast lamb, I usually use a slow cooker with red wine, garlic, herbs and root vegetables. I wanted something a bit different to try, so I went hunting on the interweb and found this one that used white wine, maple … Continue reading →

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