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Kedgeree Samosas

September 27, 2011

Samosas are essentially crispy triangular pastry parcels of savoury food and are originally Asian in origin. I love the idea of samosas; it’s the perfect portable lunch, less messy than a sandwich and a lighter alternative to the pie. Samosas are little pockets full of flavour and spice and are served with complimentary chutney. I recently had this strange idea that kedgeree would work really well as samosas. I couldn’t find a recipe so I just formulated my own. So this dish is one hundred percent S’tasty original. It tastes delicious and you won’t find it anywhere else 🙂

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Courgette, Cheese and Chive Scones

September 13, 2011

Thanks to my OH’s work colleagues, we’ve recently been getting a lot of great home grown organic produce as gifts. Kevin Cooke gave us some lovely courgettes which, as I mentioned before, are not the OH’s favourite food. So, once again, I was faced with the challenge of glorifying this great vegetable. I created some delicious courgette, chive and cheese scones. The courgette in these scones make them deliciously moist and they’re a perfect lunch box filler. Continue Reading…

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Oh Cheeses!

May 24, 2011

My name is Vicky and I am a cheeseaholic. I think now is as good a time as ever to tell you. Cheese consumes my life and I consume vast amounts of cheese. And I am not talking delicate thin slivers of cheese; I prefer to eat cheese in big glorious hunks. I’m not one to shy away from cheese rinds or cheeses so stinky they make your eyes water. I relish all cheeses the stinkier the better. A trip to the cheese shop can take quite some time and many of our holidays have been dominated by mammoth cheese buying missions. On a recent trip to the French Alpes, I purchased a large amount of alpine cheese and my heart nearly stopped when customs halted me for a random inspection. Thankfully something else caught their attention, so my lovely cheeses and I returned safely home. I acknowledge I have a problem with this cheese addiction of mine; regardless, I strive to feed it on a daily basis.

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Sweet and Spicy Noodle Salad

March 29, 2011

 

 

I often make noodle salads but am sometimes disappointed by boring old soya and ginger dressings. The wagamama cookbook offers some great alternative noodle dressings. This one is definitely my favourite. It’s good hot or cold and the leftovers make a great lunchbox snack. There are a couple of ingredients in this dish that you may not have lying about your cupboard, but it’s worth getting them, as you’ll soon find lots more uses for them. I promise you, if you make this dish you will keep coming back for more. It’s addictive and works great with an ice cold beer. Continue Reading…