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Cheesy pasta with crispy pangritata

Cooking Time: 10 min

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Italian

To make the pangritata, lightly toast the sourdough. Peel the garlic, then blitz in a food processor with the toasted bread, herbs and walnuts until fine. Preheat a non-stick frying...

Green veggies with flavoured butter

Cooking Time: 20 min

Fish
Salads

Mexican

This wonderfully herby butter gives festive greens loads of flavour, and you can prep it in advance. This wonderfully herby butter gives festive greens loads of flavour, and you can...

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Creamy Mushroom Soup with Leeks, Pancetta and Farro

Soup

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Creamy Roasted Tomato and Zucchini Soup

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This soup is filling and rich. The goat cheese crumbles offer a soft, lovely tang to contrast with the delicate flavor from the roasted vegetables. I’m really happy with the way this turned out and I hope you love it too. The goat cheese crumbles offer a soft, lovely tang...

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10/31/2020

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Pork Roast with Figs, Farro and Leeks

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Mussels in Ginger Guinness Cream Sauce

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Apricot Rosemary Galette

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Salmon with Seared Scallion and Oranges

I was fortunate enough to be asked to host a virtual cooking class for a company sales meeting. I created this recipe especially for them, as they wanted something easy to follow for all of their global participants. We had a lot of fun and a great turn out This...

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06/27/2020

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