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Scotland Trip Days 1 and 2
My partner and I had booked a round trip to Scotland some time ago and up to the last minute, given the situation with COVID, we were not...

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Nov 3, 20206 min read
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Recipe 2: Beef Tongue in Tomato Sauce
This is the second recipe I made with the second half of the boiled beef tongue. I had kept half of the broth I had boiled the meat in...

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Oct 18, 20201 min read
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Beef Tongue Recipe 1- Fried
I brought a giant beef tongue from a local butchers to experiment with, as my other half had only had it once before in a sandwich. It...

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Oct 13, 20201 min read
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Buhti (бухти)
This is a recipe for a traditional Bulgarian breakfast loved by much loved kids. Most people I know, myself included love these bite...

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Oct 12, 20202 min read
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Cheese Pastry
I love making the following recipe for brunch. Its very filling so should see you through most of the day. Ingredients 1 pack of filo...

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Oct 12, 20201 min read
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Lunch Idea- Sausage Rolls Two Ways
This month I decided to try something a little different in terms of meal prep. I created a giant spreadsheet and created meals for the...

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Oct 7, 20202 min read
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Using Up Leftover Pulled Pork Two Ways
Earlier in the week I made a large batch of Mexican pork carnitas and had lots of meat left over. While this could easily be portioned up...

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Oct 4, 20203 min read
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Jazzy Nachos
I made this for dinner the day after making the pork chop sandwiches as I had refried beans and roasted sweet potatoes left over and...

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Oct 2, 20201 min read
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Mexican Pork Chop Sandwich
I have been watching a lot of YouTube videos by various vloggers that review Mexican street food. I have seen a sandwich similar to this...

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Oct 2, 20202 min read
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Refried Beans
This is a recipe based on one by Thomasina Miers in her Mexican cookbooks. I have made a few tweaks on it as a result of playing around...

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Oct 2, 20202 min read
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Fish Two Ways
I originally roasted two fish, one to have for dinner immediately and the other for the next day. The first one I had with side salad and...

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Sep 26, 20202 min read
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Cookbook Confessions
I have a confession to make. I have an addiction to cookbooks, having collected a fair share and taking up multiple shelf space. Why do I...

stelladrez
Sep 25, 20203 min read
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Peanut Butter and Porridge Oats Cookies
The inspiration for these came from a recipe I found online of 3 ingredient peanut butter cookies, but I didn't have enough peanut butter...

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Sep 24, 20201 min read
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Giant Haggis Sausage Roll
I haven't met anyone who doesn't like sausage rolls, be they kids or adults. The first time I tried haggis was on a trip to Scotland as...

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Sep 23, 20203 min read
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Smoked Carrot Salad
This is a rather unusual tasting salad I created when I was bored, had a couple of carrots that needed using up and we were going to my...

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Sep 23, 20202 min read
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What to do in Norwich when you have 2 days
We drove down to Norwich on what turned out to be a very nice weekend, staying in a place called The Summer Room. This is essentially an...

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Sep 14, 20205 min read
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No Eggs Pancakes
It being the weekend, it only means one thing in the Drezgacheva household- pancakes!!! I didn't have any eggs at all and I was too lazy...

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Sep 13, 20201 min read
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Homemade Vanilla Essence
Making vanilla essence at home is super easy and requires only two ingredients: vodka and vanilla bean pods. Here is how to make it. 1...

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Sep 13, 20201 min read
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BBQ Time!!!!
Everyone loves a good BBQ with food sizzling away on the grill and the smells coming off. I love preparing veggies to grill on the BBQ,...

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Sep 4, 20202 min read
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Food for Different Weather
It seems like the British weather has turned to being cold and wet already after a rather short summer. But that shouldn't be surprising...

stelladrez
Sep 3, 20203 min read
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