Vegetables and Salads

Onion Marmalade, Long Live Britain!

Homemade Onion Marmalade

Undeservedly British Cuisine has been the butt of many jokes and stereotypes which can be summarized with naming the two styles of British Cooking: Boil and Bland. At one point there may have been truth to this low view of British Cooking, but today this generalization is unfounded. For dinner one evening I was planning …

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Broccoli Stem Coleslaw – A thrifty, tasty salad

Broccoli Coleslaw

I was preparing broccoli a while ago, by removing the florets for steaming, and I was just about to throw away the broccoli stems, when I stopped and wondered what else I could do with them. I could have cleaned them up a bit and froze them for making soup at a later date, but …

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What Makes a Good Summer Salad, A Male Perspective

Components of a Summer Salad

If you are like me you hate to go out to eat and get served a crappy salad.  You know the type I’m referring to.  It’s the bowl of Iceberg lettuce, a few pieces of grated carrot, one slice of cucumber and maybe two cherry tomatoes if the preparer was feeling spunky.  Nothing is more …

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Roasting Vegetables, Common Sense is the Key to Perfection

Roasted Carrots and Spring Onions

One of great additions to any meal, especially a roasted chicken, turkey or a grilled steak is a medley of roasted vegetables. Roasting the vegetables brings out their natural sweetness and goes well with simply seasoning them with salt and black pepper. There are few constraints on which vegetables are best for roasting except the …

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As British as Fish and Chips

Fish and Chips

If you ever get the chance to visit the UK (or Ireland, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa) you’ll likely come across, or have heard of, and want to try ‘Fish and Chips‘. Though ‘Fish and Chips’ is well known as a British dish, it is a relatively recent addition to British cuisine, …

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