Festive menu,part 3 (all about chestnuts)

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Yesterday I told you about the cheese terrine we had for starters today its all about the chestnuts…mainly so you can make the chestnut stuffing from my festive menu but also so I can share my most recent blog for Francoise Murat Design on Christmassy foods and which also includes a fab chestnut jam and a chocolatey chestnut cake…so here it is….. (first posted 8 December the cakes are actually made now!)

One of the wonderful things about Christmas is the fact that there are lots of chances to cook up delicious meals and food gifts for [...]

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December 23rd,2010 | Tags:,,,, | Category:autumn,baking,british,country/region,dessert,eggs,english,food writing,italian,preserves,preserving,recipe ideas,vegetarian,winter | Leave a comment

Prosecco prosecco prosecco

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Matching food to wine or wine to food? Well normally I decide what I want to eat and then I think about what wine might go with it. I’m no expert at all,I stick mostly to ‘standard’ rules and also to wines I like. Occasionally I’ll go a bit off-piste,or someone will introduce me to something different,then I’ll revise my rules a bit. But its always the food first and the wine second.

In the last few weeks there’s been chance to turn this on its head. Try the wine and then wonder what to eat with [...]

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October 21st,2009 | Tags:,,,,,, | Category:autumn,blogging,cheese,country/region,drinks,easy,english,italian,light/lunch,recipe ideas,salad,seasonal,wine | 9 comments

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