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Rabbit Casserole with Shallots and Walnuts

Posted by on Jan 28, 2010 in Main courses, Recipes | 2 comments

We rear our own rabbits, generous friends have a walnut tree and other friends from Brittany arrived, last autumn, with gifts that included a string of shallots. Today I have combined these ingredients with an onion and a swede from our own garden to create a warming winter casserole; very appropriate as the temperature has fallen below zero. The addition of walnuts made the casserole taste more gamey but rabbit avoids that well hung flavour that does has never appealed to me. If you hesitate to eat rabbit or game, substitute with chicken and possibly a few small mushrooms.

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Spaghetti bolognese

Posted by on Sep 22, 2009 in Main courses, Recipes | 2 comments

If you're not into cooking already, start making spaghetti bolognese, from scratch. It's easy, delicious and will help with making so many other meals. Who needs Dolmio?

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Braised Fennel

Posted by on Sep 16, 2009 in Appetisers, Recipes | 2 comments

I made this from Keith Floyd's recipe for braised celery. Simple, delicious, and a tribute to one of the best cooks the world has ever seen. Best made whilst drunk on a good claret.

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