Really, eely good…

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Oh missus, what a chopper…

Mister North and Miss South enjoy the deliciously delicate delights of smoked eel fillet, provided by the marvellous Port of Lancaster Smokehouse in Glasson Dock.

I first tried this in Rotterdam a few years ago, after a recommendation from a local friend, who urged me to taste a morsel of lightly smoked eel. I’d had eel by then, but was overwhelmed by the experience of such a wonderfully firm flesh, infused with a delicate smokey flavour. As a result I was, if you pardon the pun, hooked.

Sloe cured salmon and slow cooked goose…

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Christmas may be over for another year, but some memories linger…

Venison Christmas dinner, and the best leftovers ever…

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It's all about the leftovers… using up the rest of the Christmas roast with a venison, stilton and sweet potato pie

Reviewing the best of 2011

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Well, that's 2011 almost behind us, and 2012's just around…

Irish Spiced Beef brings Christmas comfort…

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Having read Miss South's glowing write-up before my latest…

Candied Bacon Toffee: a new Christmas tradition

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Christmas is within touching distance. You've battled the…

Baked Alaska Mince Pies

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While there are many Christmas foods I adore, I just can't…

Guinness Pumpkin Gingerbread

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Christmas isn't Christmas without the scent and taste of spices…
The finished dish… a bowlful of hot cacio e pepe

Pasta & cheese part 2: Cacio e pepe

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This is the second article about the perfect partnership…

Pasta & cheese part 1: return of the mac(aroni)…

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Mmmm, pasta and cheese. Such perfect bedfellows, and the basis…

Candied Bacon ‘N’ Pumpkin Ice Cream

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I think we've touched on me being a bit of an Americanophile…

Candied Peel

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I love love love candied peel. I used to run to the baking…

Polishing off Polish Pierogi…

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Several things are guaranteed to bring a tear to my eye:…