Starters / Appetizers

Bolinhos de Bacalhau – Salt Cod Fish Cakes

February 6, 2012
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In Portugal the national food is bacalhau, salt cod, there are hundreds of recipes and the older generations would happily eat it once a week if not more.  It’s not a cheap food anymore, what was once a way of preserving fish through necessity it now commands a good price which is why when buying [...]

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Courgette (Zucchini) Summer Soup

July 6, 2011
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This soup originally came from the first River Café Cookbook, the blue one which I loved when it came out.  I wasn’t keen on their second book, the yellow, it seemed full of recipes for their wood-fired oven and generally less substantial.  I’ve been making this soup for as long as I’ve had my oldest [...]

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Cheese & Onion Tart with Cheese Pastry

May 2, 2011
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What makes this cheese & onion tart stand out from just any cheese & onion tart is having both the cheese topping and the cheese pastry giving a crumbly cheese contrast sandwiching the soft  sweet filling of the onions.  I had a slice of it and the rest was passed on to the oldest daughter [...]

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Work In Progress: Gluten Free CornCakes

October 7, 2010
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I’ve been obsessed with fresh corn throughout this summer, I have these food obsessions from time to time.  It has coincided with my discovery that you can microwave fresh corn in its husks in just 3 minutes or if already peeled on a plate with clingfilm.  This gives me the time to throw a salad [...]

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