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When the wind is blowing a hooley and the rain is coming in sideways, what better time to invite friends over with the promise of hearty food and a spot of reading. With the door firmly shut on the weather, gather your group to read aloud* (or...
Mini tarte tatins with shallots & goats’ cheese Venison stew with leeks, carrots & potatoes Cornbread Green beans with parmesan Marmalade brioche & butter pudding Hot buttered rum
Serves 6 800g stewing venison (or stewing beef), cut into chunks 3 tbsp flour 2-3 tbsp olive oil 2 tsp juniper berries, ground in a pestle and mortar 2 large leeks, cleaned and sliced into rounds 5 carrots, scrubbed and sliced into rounds
Serves 6-8 200g polenta 120g plain flour 2 tsp baking powder 560ml buttermilk 2 eggs 8 jalapenos, finely chopped (optional) 1 Preheat the oven to 220C/ Fan 200C/gas 7. Grease and line a 23cm square cake tin and set aside. 2 Mix the dry...
