1 kilo rhubarb [washed and cut into 2-3 centimetre pieces] 350ml red wine vinegar 650ml malt vinegar 4 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped 545 grams raisins 455 grams chopped dates 470 grams sugar 2 tablespoons salt 1.5 tablespoons Cayenne pepper [yes, tablespoons] 115 grams stem ginger in syrup finely chopped. Janet and I used our own ginger marmalade. A good quality commercial one does the job but … Read more »
Ingredients (serves four) 4x100g crottins de cabercou or a similar goats cheese. (You can use a goats cheese that is not too soft or even a camembertReady-made puff pastry 1 desert spoon of poppy seeds or sesame seeds 200g of berries (raspberries, blueberries, red fruits, cherries)
Salad
2 teaspoons of roughly broken shelled walnuts 50g mixed salad leaves 6tbs of Olive Oil 1tbs … Read more »
What could be any more comforting than a steaming bowl of risotto in winter. The great thing about this recipe you don’t have to stand over a pan for 25 minutes ladling in your stock. You get to enjoy another glass of wine while waiting for this one pot beauty to cook unaided.
¼ cup olive oil 1 onion chopped 2 cloves garlic chopped 200g Swiss brown mushrooms sliced 200g button mushrooms … Read more »
Try this delicious dessert cake, luscious and moist with fruits and almonds. Frozen blueberries can be used as well. Serve with cream – another luxury for winter that can be walked off the next day or hidden under layers of clothing!
Alfred’s recipes reflect his heritage, which includes German and Hungarian. He says, ‘We often cook this, especially in winter, using left over roast chicken and gherkins we’ve made from excess cucumbers from summer. For a ‘saucier’ pasta version, I add a little of the hot pasta water, as well the cooked pasta to the pan, and stir through.’
olive oil 25g unsalted butter 200g leftover roast chicken ½ onion finely diced 1 garlic … Read more »
Rhubarb and Ginger Chutney
/in Preserves, Recipes /by Darryl Butler1 kilo rhubarb [washed and cut into 2-3 centimetre pieces]
350ml red wine vinegar
650ml malt vinegar
4 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
545 grams raisins
455 grams chopped dates
470 grams sugar
2 tablespoons salt
1.5 tablespoons Cayenne pepper [yes, tablespoons]
115 grams stem ginger in syrup finely chopped. Janet and I used our own ginger marmalade. A good quality commercial one does the job but … Read more »
Goats Cheese Tart & Salad
/in Mains, Recipes /by Darryl ButlerLynne Ford
Preparation time 15 mins Cooking time 15 minutes
Ingredients (serves four)
4x100g crottins de cabercou or a similar goats cheese. (You can use a goats cheese that is not too soft or even a camembertReady-made puff pastry
1 desert spoon of poppy seeds or sesame seeds
200g of berries (raspberries, blueberries, red fruits, cherries)
Salad
2 teaspoons of roughly broken shelled walnuts 50g mixed salad leaves
6tbs of Olive Oil
1tbs … Read more »
Banana Ice-cream
/in Desserts, Recipes /by Darryl ButlerThis is indeed an extremely easy and economical dessert and a great way to use your very ripe bananas.
4 Bananas sliced and frozen on a tray 2 tablespoons of icing Sugar
1 vanilla pod
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
4 tablespoons of crème fraise
To make the ice cream, simply place the frozen bananas in a food processor with the seeds from the vanilla pod, … Read more »
One pot wonder: baked mushroom and rosemary risotto
/in Mains, Recipes /by Darryl ButlerChris Haynes
What could be any more comforting than a steaming bowl of risotto in winter. The great thing about this recipe you don’t have to stand over a pan for 25 minutes ladling in your stock. You get to enjoy another glass of wine while waiting for this one pot beauty to cook unaided.
¼ cup olive oil
1 onion chopped
2 cloves garlic chopped
200g Swiss brown mushrooms sliced
200g button mushrooms … Read more »
Apple, blueberry and almond cake
/in Desserts, Recipes /by Darryl ButlerTry this delicious dessert cake, luscious and moist with fruits and almonds. Frozen blueberries can be used as well. Serve with cream – another luxury for winter that can be walked off the next day or hidden under layers of clothing!
125g butter softened … Read more »
125g (½ cup) caster sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 eggs beaten
100g (¾ cup) self-raising flour
Creamy Roast Chicken ‘Stroganoff’
/in Mains, Recipes /by Darryl ButlerAlfred’s recipes reflect his heritage, which includes German and Hungarian. He says, ‘We often cook this, especially in winter, using left over roast chicken and gherkins we’ve made from excess cucumbers from summer. For a ‘saucier’ pasta version, I add a little of the hot pasta water, as well the cooked pasta to the pan, and stir through.’
olive oil
25g unsalted butter
200g leftover roast chicken
½ onion finely diced
1 garlic … Read more »