RECIPES – Page 6 – ARABELLA'S AMBROSIA

Cooking in Advance

One of the ways we can get our children to housesit for us when we go off for a trip on our boat, is to provide them with vast quantities of food which is ready prepared , needing only minimal cooking or preparation. Faced with rather a surplus of ingredients in the fridge, left over from…

Warm Salad of Partridge

It is getting to the time of year when we really need to finish up all the Game left over from last Season. Partridges can often be very disappointing after 6 months in the freezer. This mid-week supper shows that you can still serve a tasty partridge in a way that suits the lengthening days…

Lamb Pies using Leftover Roast Lamb

As a change from the usual Lamb Curry and Shepherd’s Pie, which are my go-to recipes for using up the remains of the Sunday Roast Lamb , I thought I would try something different. Taking as my Inspiration the Mutton Pies of my Scottish childhood, I have come up with this very simple recipe which makes…

Dill Crepes Layered with Salmon and Egg Mayonnaise, and the Usefulness of having Crepes in the Freezer

Every so often you have some Milk which needs using up, and this, combined with some Plain Flour and a couple of Eggs, and maybe with the finely chopped addition of whatever soft green herbs you have lying around such as Dill, Chives, Tarragon etc can provide the foundation for a myriad recipes involving Crepes. I would…

PIGEON BREAST SALAD

It starts with a glorious view out of the bathroom window one sunny Saturday in March. Then a pigeon comes to eat the blossom on my Mirabelle tree.Then a friend comes to join in. Pigeon breast salad is now on the menu. Incredibly easy to make, you just poach the skinned breasts gently in oil…