Really, eely good…

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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.

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Any (hot) port in a (snow) storm…

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  There are some firm favourites which I indelibly…
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Sprout and about!

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Brussel sprouts appear to be the festive equivalent of Marmite...terribly…
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Bill’s, Covent Garden

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Bill's is a bit of a Sussex institution supplying the good…
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Pot luck with Lancashire Hotpot

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Autumn's definitely the time to turn up the heat, run down…

Stuffing rolls

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I think I may have mentioned this before but I'm fond of…
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Christmas is one of the times of the year I like best. Mainly…
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Christmas Chestnut Doughnuts

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I was invited to a festive soiree this weekend to get some…
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Mulled Cider

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Looking for a recipe for a delicious warming festive drink…
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Scotch Broth (or central heating in a bowl)

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You can't have failed to notice that it is absolute brass…
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Grouse about the house…

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Mister North and I are known to like a bit of game, so it…
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Give thanks for pumpkin pie

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I am rather envious of the American holiday of Thanksgiving.…
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BarShu

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As you may have noticed before, some friends and I have a bit…