Venison and Millionaire beer stew
A friend of mine has built a new kitchen cupboard. He had an empty wall and designed a shallow cupboard so he can see everything in it. It looks great and it made me think I should at least have a look in my cupboards as they are quite deep, once things goes to the … Continue reading
Happy Happy Holidays
I don’t know about you but I have to admit I was drawing a sigh of relief when Christmas was over. Don’t get me wrong, it was fun and filled with laughter, friends, food and a generous flow of wine, I love all of it but the build up was pretty full on. I almost, … Continue reading
Venison with cranberries & black pudding and potato pave
Winter has arrived, I had the first freezing day at the market, the days are very short and there is a snow forecast for next week. I haven’t seen snow for four or five years so it would make a change. Is it just me that feels as if the weeks are rushing past? … Continue reading
Burnt green chilli harissa and rack of venison
I was pottering around with the TV in the background with a food program, not unusual in our house, and all of the sudden I heard green harissa. That caught my attention and the question of how and a harissa is defined made me stop and sit down to be able to give it my … Continue reading
Elderflower cured venison with lime and watermelon salsa
Summer is here and the elderflowers have been in bloom for a few weeks. They have a short season and I have been thinking of ways to use elderflowers for a savory dish. I went to pick some just in time and came home with some beautifully fragrant flowers. I rinsed the flowers … Continue reading
Wild fennel cured ribs of venison
I went to the butcher the other day to get a small piece of bavette steak. That was everything on my shopping list. As I walked into the Black Pig Butchers Lizzy put out a rack of venison. We were just having a chat and I got completely side tracked! I stopped talking and I just … Continue reading
Canapés, dumplings and dessert inspired by the colour red
They say that all things comes in three and in this case it might be true. We have had three different lots of friends to come visit within a short period and it has been so much fun. We had some very late summer weather, really amazing for this time of the year still spotting … Continue reading
A very foodie Canterbury festival and venison sort of Rydberg
Biff Rydberg is a classic Swedish dish, invented and served, supposedly at Hotel Rydberg for the first time and it is as simple as it is good. There are four main components, cubed beef, fillet is most often used, cubed potato, onion and egg yolk. This dish is comforting and rich and lately I have been … Continue reading
A very Swedish lunch
It was the run up to Christmas and a busy day in Gothenburg, a few meetings but also time for lunch and when in Sweden… Every time I come home I have to eat ( at least) one prawn sandwich or salad! There is no other place where the prawns tastes better, caught in the cold … Continue reading
Venison stew with Hungarian spices
I went to to the butcher to get some bacon for breakfast and came home with cold cut meats and diced vension instead! I just couldn’t help myself. I picked up some bread from the baker as well and was on my way home for a cold breakfast. It was still delicious and most likely … Continue reading
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