July 2009

Mandarins

by Peter G July 30, 2009 Recipes
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It’s been a fairly hectic number of weeks and I really have had no time to post.  I’ m trying to catch up and hopefully I’ll get there!  Anyway, you’re probably wondering what mandarins have got to do with anything?  Well not much!  I’m just ejoying them at the moment as they are plentiful.  And I don’t have a recipe for them…(but I do have a recipe coming up for [...]

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Ouzo and Pistachio Paximadia

by Peter G July 22, 2009 Greek Food
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I’m still experimenting using ouzo and this time I used the wonder liqueur to make a batch of Greek paximadia (pronounced pa-xee-ma-th-ee-a).  It’s a hard word to pronounce if you’re not Greek but just think of these as  Greek biscotti.  Actually, to simplify things lets’s just call them pistachio biscotti with ouzo!   They are baked twice and have a wonderful, crunchy, toasty texture.  And they are fantastic served with [...]

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Caramelised Fennel Relish with Ouzo

by Peter G July 16, 2009 Greek Food
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I’ve been on an ouzo kick lately.  It’s been a long time since I’ve indulged in Greece’s national liqueur. My earliest memories included drinking it with coca cola in nightclubs and that’s when I had fashionably long hair!  Many years have passed since then and now I simply enjoy sipping it at the end of a meal.  I adore the flavour of aniseed and licorice but I also understand a [...]

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Parsnip Mash with Parmesan and Olive Oil

by Peter G July 9, 2009 Recipes
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I personally think parsnips get a bad rap.   They are often seen as a boring, “uninspiring” root vegetable.  Maybe this vegetable needs an image make over or dare I say an”extreme makeover’?  It’s closest relative, the carrot, enjoys our undivided attention in many dishes. Well I’m here to tell you that things are about to change for the humble parsnip. I want to give it the attention it rightly [...]

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Pumpkin and Lentil Soup

by Peter G July 3, 2009 Recipes
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It’s blowing outside.  Freezing actually! It’s cold. And all I feel like doing is making a batch of soup and enjoying it with some sourdough rye bread.  I used some butternut pumpkin (squash) and thickened it with some red lentils.  It’s spiced up with some fresh chili, garam masala and ground cumin.  Enjoy your weekend everybody! RECIPE FOR PUMPKIN SOUP WITH LENTILS 1 diced red onion 1 small freshly chopped [...]

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