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Tag Archives: recipe
Barlochan Beef Bourguignon
I took a trip to the Kirkcudbright last weekend and happened across another wonderful Dumfries and Galloway farmers market. As usual I was not disappointed and came away with rather more than I had intended! I mentioned Barlochan highland beef in … Continue reading
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Tagged beef, beef casserole, Bourguignon, cooking, delicious, eating, food, local produce, recipe, stew
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Ecclefechan Tart
There’s a little town about 25 miles from me that is associated with a rather delicious tart. The town is Ecclefechan (pronounced Ekkle-FECKan) and in many ways it is really very unremarkable as a town, yet they seem to have … Continue reading
Chocolate and Chilli cake
I need to start by confessing that I’ve never really cooked with chilli. We did some bits and bobs at cooking school but never really scratched the surface as far as spicy cooking was concerned. In the intervening years there … Continue reading
Hogget cooking and the Dumfries farmers market
Walking away from the Dumfries farmers market last Sunday I had one of those “I’ve spent faaar too much money” moments. I always try to go, primarily because it is the place where they sell the best pies in the … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, countryliving, eating, farmers market, food, lamb, market, recipe, shopping
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Venison Carbonara
After reading an interesting post from The Shotgun Chef about cooking carbonara with rabbit now that the game season is over I got to thinking about what I was going to do now my ready supply of wild meats has dried … Continue reading
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Tagged cooking, countryliving, eating, game, recipe, shooting, venison, wildfood
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Slow-cooked Goose and Wild Duck Pie
As I mentioned in an earlier post there has been a rather large delivery of game to our little spot in the Galloway hills. I’ve frozen a few bits and bobs (a great deal of venison) and have set about … Continue reading
Banana pancakes (easiest ever)!
I don’t know where this recipe comes from, a friend suggested it as something I could try out. So I did and it turned out superb! It’s very simple. You take: One banana Two eggs That’s its. You then blend … Continue reading
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Tagged banana, cooking, dairy free, eggs, gluten free, pancake, recipe, sugar free, yummy
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An excess of turnips
A neighbour of ours has taken up farming. Despite the inevitable challenges he has succeeded in producing a bumper crop of purple topped turnips, (along with a variety of other veg), and as a result had a box to spare … Continue reading
Butternut squash soup; so good even the ferrets will eat it…
and thats really saying something because usually the ferrets will eat only raw meat, rabbit for preferance but beef or chicken will do. This is one of those recpies that I have no recollection of ever reading in a book, … Continue reading
Pesto Palmiers
It is often considered a rather Christmassy nibble type but I find it goes down well all year round. As long as you have puff pastry and pesto its really very simple. The great thing about pesto, as well, is that … Continue reading
Letters From A Lodge Cook 