Category Archives: Meat main courses

Delicious pot pie using Xmas leftovers

If you use leftover cooked chicken, vegetables and gravy from a roast dinner or Xmas dinner and a shop bought ready-rolled puff pastry, you can whip up one of these tasty pot pies in a trice. You could make the … Continue reading

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Easy Make-Ahead Venison Stifado for Christmas

Stifado is the Greek word for stew and one of my friends made a delicious one for us when we went for lunch last Sunday. It made me wonder why I hadn’t made one before anyway. It’s a perfect Christmas … Continue reading

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Ossobuco alla Milanese

Ossobuco alla Milanese is one of the most famous classic Northern Italian dishes – thick pieces of rose veal braised in a white wine sauce served with a saffron infused risotto. We ordered it at Bocca Di Lupo in Soho … Continue reading

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Toad in the hole with onion gravy

This is a very simple supper but just perfect for the autumn weather. It’s important to use good quality pork sausages (I buy the Bury classics from Hubbards at Moreton Hall) and I use spelt flour for the Yorkshire pudding … Continue reading

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