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Kimchi and Cauliflower Soup*
I created this soup with leftover kimchi and and frozen cauliflower, needing something simple, hot and spicy to have for dinner. Its so...

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Jan 8, 20211 min read
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Spicy Mexican Black Bean Casserole
This meal takes only half an hour to cook, making it ideal when you are in a rush. I had it for brunch, but you could easily serve it at...

stelladrez
Jan 7, 20211 min read
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5 Ingredient Pumpkin Pie
My family normally makes this for Christmas pudding and for New Year's Eve. Its a super simple recipe requiring only 5 ingredients....

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Jan 1, 20212 min read
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Bulgarian Clay Cooking Pots and Where to Buy Them From
I've used my clay cooking pit in a few of the recipes on the blog and wanted to talk about how its used and where to buy it from. They...

stelladrez
Dec 30, 20202 min read
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Christmas Turkey Crown
This is the full recipe for the roast turkey crown I made for Christmas for two of us. Even though this was not a full turkey, there was...

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Dec 30, 20203 min read
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Korean Inspired Spicy Pork and Sauerkraut Stew
I had some tonkatsu broth left over from when I made the Japanese soup, which I had frozen for another time. I wasn't sure what to do...

stelladrez
Dec 12, 20203 min read
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Same Ingredients 2 Ways- Smoked Chicken, Pork and Salmon in Summery Tacos and Winter Japanese Soup
These two dishes incorporate smoked chicken and pork in two different dishes: tacos, that are reminiscent of eating alfresco on a hot...

stelladrez
Dec 2, 20205 min read
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Simple 15 Minute 6 Ingredient Fish Soup
Because everyone needs a store cupboard ingredient recipe that does not take long to cook on days when you want warmth and comfort. I did...

stelladrez
Nov 25, 20202 min read
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Tudor Pork Roast and Sides
The following recipes come from a book called The Tudor Kitchen: What the Tudors Are and Drank by Terry Breverton. I have had it for some...

stelladrez
Nov 23, 20204 min read
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Chicken in Red Pepper Sauce
I made this for dinner as I was looking for a way to use up the whisky sauce I had made for another meal the night before. It uses a few...

stelladrez
Nov 13, 20202 min read
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Haggis Supper AKA Battered Haggis
Haggis supper is something we had a lot when we went to Scotland and both of us really like it. You get a crispy outside layer of batter...

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Nov 12, 20201 min read
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Whisky Tasting- Scotch
The day myself and my partner came back from Scotland, we decided to hold a whiskey tasting of all the bottles we brought back with us....

stelladrez
Nov 10, 20209 min read
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Smokey Mexican Mac and Cheese
This dish is perfect on a cold night when you need comfort. Feel free to use whatever cheeses you have available so long as you keep the...

stelladrez
Nov 5, 20202 min read
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Days 9 and 10 of Scotland Trip
This post will be bar far the shortest as we only visited two places over both days: Caerlaverock Castle and Carlisle Castle. Dumbarton...

stelladrez
Nov 4, 20203 min read
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Days 7 and 8 of Scotland Trip
Day 7 on the Isle of Skye was a relaxed one as we had booked a tour of Talisker distillery at 10am and didn’t need to head out until 9am...

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Nov 4, 20204 min read
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Beremeal Pancakes
I have been experimenting with the beremeal flour I brought back from Orkney and came up with this recipe for pancakes. Its not too...

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Nov 4, 20201 min read
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Tin Can Cooking: Russian Salad
As we are about to go into another lockdown in the run up to Christmas, with people stockpiling long lasting food items, I though I...

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Nov 4, 20201 min read
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Days 5 and 6 of Scotland Trip
We had an early start on day 5 heading to see the Earl’s Palace in Birsey for 08:30 am. It was so nice not to have any traffic with every...

stelladrez
Nov 3, 20205 min read
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Bere Bannock Bread
This recipe of quick breads uses up bere flour, which I got from Orkney while there. Ingredients 2 to 3 cups beremeal flour 1 cup plain...

stelladrez
Nov 3, 20201 min read
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Days 2 and 3 of Scotland Trip
On to days 3 and 4 of the Scotland trip. These consisted of visiting more castles, including the one that inspired Disney's castle, with...

stelladrez
Nov 3, 20204 min read
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