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.

Manchester Pudding

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Love in the Kitchen

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Fried Porridge

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I'm probably constructed half and half from oats & potatoes if you consider my Scottish & Irish heritage. Here's a recipe for fried porridge.

Cornflake Tart

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Testing Times

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Balancing two recipe books at the moment is fascinating.…

Two very different Christmas leftover soups

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Panada

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  Christmas week tends to be quite hectic. Lots of socialising,…

Festive Flies’ Graveyards

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  Being organised enough to make my own Christmas…

Christmas Wishes

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I honestly can't believe where this year has gone. It seems…

Sprout Stuffed Squash

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Christmas is the spiritual home of Brussels sprouts. People have…

Sowing the Seeds

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Watching the ghastly events at Isleworth Court this week, it…

Christmas Charity Challenge for £3

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