Cauliflower & garlic soup

Posted by petra08 on February 9, 2024 · 5 Comments 

This year it feels like winter is a bit colder and longer than what it has been in a long time. I did read that it has not been this cold in the south east in ten years. The cold doesn’t deter me from going out and when I came out from the pub the … Continue reading →

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Cauliflower soup with beetroot and gin cured salmon

Posted by petra08 on January 25, 2017 · 8 Comments 

cauliflower soup with cured salmon

Cauliflower, it is so plentiful at the moment I can’t stop buying it. A friend of mine had a party and asked me to make a starter. It went from 20 people t 30 so I was thinking of what I could make that would be fairly easy to serve up quickly and give the … Continue reading →

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Cured, pulled lamb with cauliflower soup

Posted by petra08 on July 12, 2016 · Leave a Comment 

Pulled cured lamb salad with cauliflower soup

Soup and bread is a perfect combination. The cauliflower season has started and all of the sudden there is local, big heads of cauliflower for sale. I had some friends coming over and thought it would make a nice starter. Going home with my newly acquired cauliflower I stopped by the butcher and I saw … Continue reading →

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Cauliflower soup with crispy chestnut and sesame seed topping

Posted by petra08 on October 22, 2014 · 10 Comments 

I love to eat what is in season and if it is local, even better! At the moment there is an abundance of cauliflower. It is so delicious and so cheap I have bought lots of them. After having made cauliflower bake, cauliflower rice and cauliflower salads as well as serving it on the side … Continue reading →

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A warming dinner party on a cold April night

Posted by petra08 on April 29, 2012 · 6 Comments 

After a stint of super summery weather in March it now feels like November, it is rainy, windy and cold! We had some friends over for a dinner and with the weather in mind I wanted to serve something that made you feel warm and looked after! I lit loads of candles and kicked the … Continue reading →

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