A rib of beef

Posted by petra08 on January 15, 2018 · 5 Comments 

RibOfBeef

Since moving to the UK I have identified two meals that are unmistakably English. The first is a full English breakfast. I have never lived in a town where just about every eatery offers a full English breakfast of various quality. A full English must have bacon, eggs (poached or fried), a good quality sausage, … Continue reading →

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Valentines dinner, prawn mousse with mango and soy

Posted by petra08 on February 10, 2015 · 33 Comments 

I don’t know how a dish sometimes appear in my thoughts but lately prawn mousse has been on my mind. It might have been a conversation with a friend about seafood and what goes with it. Once the thought appeared I then had to think of how to make it, should I stuff something, dumplings, … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the new year with rib of beef

Posted by petra08 on January 1, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

This year we celebrated New Years at home with our friends from across the road. I was responsible for the starter and the main course and I had an order for rib of beef. The place to start was to Robson’s Butcher to get the beef, they had a fab looking rib of beef that … Continue reading →

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A proper Sunday lunch

Posted by petra08 on February 5, 2012 · Leave a Comment 

Sunday lunch is one of the best things of the weekend and this Sunday I had an order for a rib of beef with all the trimmings. I had some mushrooms left over. I removed the stems and filled the caps with the last of the bassajo blue cheese and black garlic and baked it … Continue reading →

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