Chicken with Spring Onion, Chilli, and Greek Yoghurt
Seven-Minute Steamed Chocolate Pudding
by Nigella.

Spring fresh!

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Franco-American Lunch for 6 (for 2) by Nigella:

Gigot Boulangère
Caper Sauce for Roast Lamb
Sliced Green Beans &/or Green Salad
Red Slump

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The Peefect Plain Sunday Lunch for 3 (on a Monday for 2!) by Nigella:

Corner-Cut Topside of Beef (I used fillet here as I had some leftover)
New Potatoes with Truffle Oil
Peas and Mangetouts
Rice Pudding

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Profiteroles, My Way by Nigella.

These are filled with a caramel custard and topped with caramel.

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Oxtail with Mackeson (or red wine) and Majoram by Nigella.

I made this yesterday so it was just a matter of re-heating today.

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Beef Stroganoff & Roast Sugar-Sprinkled Peaches or Nectarines by Nigella.

The beef fillet works so well here & the crème fraîche lends a real luxury to this dish. The nectarines roasted in butter & vanilla sugar are easy & perfectly finish off this meal.

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Cream of Chicken Soup by Nigella.

A warm, welcoming and luxurious soup.

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Elegantly Substantial Traditional Lunch for 8 (for 2) by Nigella

English Roast Chicken with all the trimmings (roast potatoes, sausages)
Onion Sauce
Peas & Parsnips
Greens (Mangetout & Sugar Snap Peas)

I made a diff trifle here as I made this one before (see pic 2)

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Chicken Livers by Nigella.

This is like a chopped pate rather than blended pâté. I forgot the crostini here but made a toasted bread to go with it. The crostinis will be used again at a later stage so I won’t miss out!

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Camp, but only slightly, Dinner for 6 (for 2):

Little Gems with Green Goddess Dressing
Pheasant with Gin and It
Mashed Potato and Sweet and Sour Cabbage
Pavlova.

I can’t remember if I posted this already so here it is (again?)!

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Quick After-Work Suppers for Four (for 2) by Nigella:

Squid with Chilli and Clams
Ricotta with Honey and Toasted Pine Nuts

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Tarted-Up Homey Dinner for 6 (for 2):

Chicory and Mustard Salad
Pea Orzotto and Roasted Leeks
Poached Pistachio-Sprinkled Apricots with Crème Fraîche

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Spring-Scented Lunch for 8 (for 2):

Tarragon French Roast Chicken
Leeks, Rice, Peas, and Mangetouts
Lemon Pie

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Kale with Chorizo and Poached Egg
Quails’ Eggs and New Potatoes

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The Irish Club’s Stew by Nigella.

I feel sad for Nigella not having a decent Irish stew before the version that inspired this. I’ve had plenty and this is now an addition to them.

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Clementine Cake by Nigella.

Boil some clementines for a couple of hours, allow them go cold, then beat some eggs, sugar and almonds, mix and bake! As delicious as it is easy!

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Basic No-Effort Saturday Lunch by Nigella:

Roast Chicken with Green Salad
Summer Fruits and Cream or Ice-Cream

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Easy Winter Lunch for 6 (for 2):

Ham Cooked in Cider with Leeks, Carrots and Potatoes
Baked Spiced Aromatic Plums with Barbados Cream
Good Thick Winter Pea Soup
Moroccan Orange and Date Salad

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Early-Autumn Dinner for 6 (for 2):

Guacamole with Paprika-Toasted Potato Skins
Cod wrapped in Bacon with Sage and Onion Lentils
Hazelnut Cake with Redcurrant and Peach Salad

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Panchphoran Aloo (Potatoes in Whole Spices) by Nigella.

This was a beautiful blend of turmeric, chilli, fenugreek seeds, nigella seeds, mustard seeds, cumin seeds and fennel seeds.

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Ed Victor’s Turkey Hash by Nigella.

Leftover Turkey, pepper, onion, stuffing, and olives in an omelette.

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Bread Sauce and Gravy by Nigella.

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The Turkey by Nigella.

I always add rashers of bacon so this is the only addition here to Nigella’s #HowToEat recipe.

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Brussels Sprouts and Chestnuts by Nigella.

I usually add pancetta and parsley to these.

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Brandy Butter and Iced Rum Sauce by Nigella.

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Mince pies: my own shortcrust pastry but Nigella’s Cranberry-Studded Mincemeat from #NigellaChristmas and mincemeat from #HowToEat

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Mincemeat by Nigella.

Right, bit of a photo dump here as I’ve been busy over the holidays.

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Lemon Curd by Nigella.

I’m making my own recipe for trifle this year and I’m adding in some lemon curd.

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Cranberry Sauce by Nigella.

Cannot wait to dig into this!

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Lidgate’s Chestnut Stuffing
& Lidgate’s Cranberry and Orange Stuffing by Nigella.

I made this now rather than stuffing the turkey as I always make my mum’s stuffing for Christmas Day but let’s face it, you can never have enough turkey stuffings.

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