Monthly Archives: December 2008

Crispy Aromatic Duck

We had duck for Christmas dinner and still had some leftovers. Crispy Aromatic Duck is my favourite food in the whole wide world but I was missing some vital ingredients: hoisin sauce and Chinese pancakes. Time to improvise… Mock hoisin … Continue reading

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Peanut Butter Cups

Nigella’s version of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups which Pippa used to get people to bring back from the States and which she got me hooked on. Recipe stolen outright from the Google cache as the BBC have removed this from … Continue reading

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Mulled cider

The best mulled cider I ever had was last Christmas when I stumbled upon the heavenly Somerset Cider Brandy caravan – truly a caravan of love – in Covent Garden in London. I’d love to know how they make it, … Continue reading

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Nigella’s Stalking Soup

Watched Nigella’s Christmas last night – the way it’s filmed makes you feel like a pervy stalker peering in through her kitchen window and lurking behind the light fittings… “phoar, come on Nigella, kneed yer dumplings”. Etcetera. Anyway, I managed … Continue reading

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