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Mussel pilaf with dill
View recipe: Mussel pilaf with dillRick Stein has made some wonderful food and travel programmes, we’ve loved the recent one about Cornwall, the rerun of Secret France and repeats of Long Weekends. We saw this mussel pilaf being made at a restaurant in the Thessaloniki episode and it made us long for sunnier climes and the days when holidays were…
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Gruyère, bacon and turnip gratin
View recipe: Gruyère, bacon and turnip gratinI got this beautiful Mauviel stainless steel gratin dish for Christmas (I’d coveted it on James Martin’s Saturday Morning Kitchen show) and I’ve been itching to try it out since. I’m always on the look-out for interesting recipes that I can serve as a carb-substitute and this turnip gratin with bacon and Gruyère cheese really is…
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Chicken risotto with mushrooms and bacon
View recipe: Chicken risotto with mushrooms and baconI very rarely eat rice these days as it’s pretty high in carbs. So, when I do, I want it to be something really delicious and this really is! I usually make it when I’ve roasted a chicken for another meal and then use any leftover breast meat and stock made from the carcass –…









