Day 13 of our Advent Culinary Calendar and we've reached a recipe based on an American Thanksgiving staple with a French/British twist. The actual Bean Casserole for Thanksgiving, based on my research, would usually feature Mushrooms (forgive me if I'm wrong. All of my information came from basic internet research) but instead I decided to… Continue reading 25 Days of Christmas Recipes, Day 13: Pea and Bean Bake
Day 12 and we've hit my favourite area of any Roast Dinner (or dinner in general): Vegetable sides. As a child I loved vegetables. My sister and I were very much the Jack Sprat and his Wife of our family (Jack Sprat would eat no fat, his wife would eat no lean and so between… Continue reading 25 Days of Christmas Recipes, Day 12: Hasselback Honey and Mustard Carrots, and Parsnip Croquettes
Day 11 and it's time to bring out the Christmas Cookie Cutters. I, like many British children, grew up on Smiley Faces-- potatoes that smiled up at us from a plate and persuaded us they tasted great with their cheeriness. Only when I was older did I realise that, without any form of sauce, they… Continue reading 25 Days of Christmas Recipes, Day 11: Christmas Shaped Potatoes
Day 10 and we've entered my College Cooking Course era. Two types of potato dishes I learned whilst studying Professional Cookery, ones that really stuck with me at least, were Straw Potatoes (thin strips of potatoes, fried) and Pomme Arlie (the French, classical name for what is essentially Twice-Baked-Potatoes). Then I moved to France and… Continue reading 25 Days of Christmas Recipes, Day 10: Seasoned Straw Potatoes and Tomme Arlie
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