Day 15 and it's our last vegetable side recipe (sad face). In the last restaurant I worked in crab thermidor (and the occasional lobster thermidor) was consistently on the menu and consistently popular. I made plenty of them and they always smelled lovely (as well as being simple and quick to make) but I could… Continue reading 25 Days of Christmas Recipes, Day 15: Cauliflower Thermidor
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
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