There comes a point when you have to acknowledge that you have all the food you can possible eat in the house, and since the corner shop on Wincheap is open 7am-2pm on Saturday it's unlikely I'll starve. I have a surplus of brussels and potatoes and, it turns out, mushrooms, so that will make life interesting. I'v e got some stuff to make pies with ( Read more... )

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I note the elderberries dangling over someone's fence, and ponder whether a midnight raid or early morning bagging is more appropriate. I also suspect the brambles are about ready, so a trip to a patch above North Holmes Road may be in order. Some jam, some crumble, some vodka, some ... um ( Read more... )

Turns out the maceration should end today, and I need to decant a litre of brandy and cherries into the blender. Of course, the cherries were squeezed into the bottle, so the neck is going to be somewhat of a, ahem, bottleneck.

Slice the top of the bottle off, I'm guessing.

This is why it's being done in plastic.

Elderberries to be picked

The recipes for lamb noisette - such as http://www.bigoven.com/138029-Lamb-Noisette-recipe.html - have you sear for 3 minutes and then roast for 10. I've done that and it still looks raw inside. I'm all for rare, but the meat didn't even feel warm. Gas 8 is ( Read more... )