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
Day 9 and our Advent Calendar has now reached the sides-- a.k.a. the best part of any Christmas dinner. Roast potatoes are already one of the tastiest potatoes to ever exist. Spiced chicken wings/cauliflower bites= also extremely tasty. So, I thought, why not combine two of the tastiest things? And thus the Chilli-Glazed Roast Potatoes… Continue reading 25 Days of Christmas Recipes, Day 9: Chilli-Glazed Roast Potatoes and Lemon and Caper Boiled Potatoes
Day 8 and we've hit a full-on fusion meal. When I was younger my friend 'Pepsi' and I got into an argument. I'd recently learned that in Japan they would have KFC meals for Christmas day and she argued that it made no sense as surely the Japanese don't celebrate Christmas? However, despite the argument,… Continue reading 25 Days of Christmas Recipes, Day 8: Japanese-Style ‘KFC’ Christmas
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