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Tomato galette You know those packs of tomatoes you get that are a gorgeous sunset of reds, yellows and oranges? Those are what we’re looking at today because they look - and taste - amazing when they become a tomato…
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A relaxed 72 hours in Lisbon There’s absolutely no doubt about it: Lisbon is hot right now. A combination of great food, beautiful buildings, quirky bars and - quite importantly - not being bank-breaking; Lisbon’s stock is booming right now….
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Peach and apricot galette Can we talk about soft fruits, please? Summer is an incredible time for fruit, with some of our favourites being at their finest. But whilst I adore local fruits, like raspberries and strawberries, we can all agree…
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It must have been about eight or nine years ago now. Who knew one little book would lead to all this? Don’t worry, I’m not about to try sign you up to some weird cult, it’s a cook book. I…
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I think we’ve got about five punnets of raspberries from the garden in the last week (and that’s with one of the bushes being utterly rubbish). Tubfuls are going straight into the freezer, we just can’t eat them fast enough;…
Continue readingI enjoy a lot of things in life, but three of the things that most certainly feature on my current gluttony list are croissants, chocolate and amaretto. As vices go, I think these are pretty tame, so I’m happy to…
Continue readingA summer peach tart In the summertime, when the weather is fine, you can reach right up and touch the sky. Yes, there have been glimpses of this mythical beast they call summer lately and whilst Mungo Jerry plays out…
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The only things I wish could have worked out better for this recipe was a slightly thinner crust and to be able to think of a better pun to go with it. This recipe came about through a continuing love of…
Continue readingWhen I started The Usual Saucepans at the tail end of last year I had a few things in mind that I wanted to do. One of these – which cropped up again in my post on things I want…
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