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NAAN

By Sheila Wilton
December 9, 2017
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The naan, a word that just means bread in its original Persian. It is an essential part of Indian cuisine, naan is the perfect companion to many of our favorite … Continue Reading →

CHOUCROUTE GARNIE à l’ALSACIENNE

By Sheila Wilton
December 9, 2017
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Choucroute garnie (dressed sauerkraut) is a famous Alsatian recipe for preparing sauerkraut with sausages and other salted meats, and Charcuterie It’s a combo we all know and love, but … Continue Reading →

TARTIFLETTE

By Sheila Wilton
November 27, 2017
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We love Cheese, and of course so do the French. In the Haute-Savoie (a sking region on the French Swiss border) they have taken cheese that little bit further, can … Continue Reading →

INDIAN COOKING.

By Sheila Wilton
November 24, 2017
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Grandparents, and even parents referred to anything that remotely strayed away from good old fashioned “meat and three veg” as “foreign muck!” Imagine in 1960’s serving up a Vesta … Continue Reading →

BLACK EYED BEANS AND MUSHROOMS

By Sheila Wilton
November 24, 2017
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Another excellent recipe from Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cookery. Serve on its own with naan bread and a salad or as a side dish. It is time consuming or use tinned … Continue Reading →

SANDWICHES!

By Sheila Wilton
November 23, 2017
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What could be more versatile, comforting , tasty, nourishing, convenient and occasionall economical? My earliest sandwich takes me back to school day trips to places like Chester Zoo and Grimsby … Continue Reading →

VEGETABLE SAMOSAS

By Sheila Wilton
November 23, 2017
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Samosas make an excellent appetizer. Serve with a spicy mango pickle, a mint cucumber dip, or spicy carrot salad Tasty so very tasty Makes 16 Samosas INGREDIENTS for the pastry … Continue Reading →

GUJERATI GAJAR KA. CARROT SALAD

By Sheila Wilton
November 23, 2017
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This easy, lightly spiced salad is perfect with any Indian dishes, or for that matter any dish. INGREDIENTS 350 of carrots, trimmed, peeled, and coarsely grated 1/4 teaspoon salt … Continue Reading →

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