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Devilled mushrooms (or kidneys)

[singlepic id=42 w=320 h=240 float=right]Of course I’d rather be devilling kidneys. I love a plate of devilled kidneys with some nice buttered toast, it makes me feel like Bertie Wooster. But I got a huge box of mushrooms at Ludlow market this morning for £3.50 and so the crystal ball is showing a number of …

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Review: La Becasse, Ludlow

[singlepic id=41 w=240 h=320 float=right]This is the first time I’ve ever eaten at a restaurant on the very day its Michelin star was taken away. I am pleased to report that everyone front of house behaved impeccably and gave no sign of the disappointment they must all have been feeling, and none of the dishes …

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Chilli con carne (sin carne)

[singlepic id=38 w=320 h=240 float=left]This is one of my absolute staples, a really good chilli that is full of deep flavour. It’s also one of those great fridge-is-empty meals because there’s nothing in the ingredients list that shouldn’t always be hanging around the kitchen somewhere. Now, this recipe does use vegemince. That’s because I think …

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Mushroom hunting

[singlepic id=37 w=350 float=left]I always have a little canvas bag, or just a paper bag, in the rucksack when we go for a long walk in the country. In my pocket, if it’s a short walk. Because you never know when you might find… mushrooms! I love finding stuff in the countryside and then eating …

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Scones, cream, jam

[singlepic id=34 w=350 float=left]Or as we like to call it, The Cream Tea. It’s been one of my favourite things about any day out ever since I was knee-high to a garden gnome. We were on holiday in Cornwall and took a boat trip up the Fal estuary which stopped at a place called Smugglers …

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