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    Confectionery,  Recipes

    Chocolate Truffles

    By Susan / 30th December 2020

    Velvety and smooth, these dark chocolate truffles, rolled in cocoa, are a luxurious treat. I love them in the morning with a caffè latte. Or with a cup of tea in the afternoon – crikey I’ve even…

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    Vegetarian Chowder with Nut Loaf and Sweetcorn

    By Susan / 29th December 2020

    Leftover Nut Loaf, sweetcorn kernels and diced new potatoes with onion, carrot and hints of garlic, all served in a rich broth made from vegetable stock, milk and cream and thickened with a roux. This silky, smooth…

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  • Photograph of Turkey and Sweetcorn Chowder
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    Turkey and Sweetcorn Chowder

    By Susan / 29th December 2020

    Cooked turkey, sweetcorn kernels and diced new potatoes with onion, carrot and hints of garlic, all served in a rich broth made from turkey stock, milk and cream and thickened with a roux. This silky, smooth soup…

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    Cheese,  Nibbles,  Nibbles and Dips,  Recipes

    Gougères

    By Susan / 28th December 2020

    Light as a feather, melt in the mouth, buttery, savoury, choux balls bursting with Comté or Gruyère cheese – ideal as an hors d’oeuvre, a fabulous treat or try serving alongside some soup. Quick to make, they…

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    Mee Goreng

    By Susan / 27th December 2020

    A deeply delicious and spicy noodle dish from Indonesia, this wonderful supper will offer a contrast of flavours and textures compared to the past few days of Christmas feasting. It is also the perfect recipe for using…

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    Chicken, Brie, Cranberry and Chilli Sandwich with Spinach and Mayonnaise

    By Susan / 22nd December 2020

    OMG – just had this for my lunch and, not going to lie, it was epic! A hot sourdough baguette sandwich filled with chicken, Brie, some amazing Cranberry and Chilli Sauce from @gochcompany, wrapped in foil and…

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    Raspberry and Almond Trifle with Amaretto

    By Susan / 22nd December 2020

    A classic British Christmas and celebration dessert, Trifle is a glorious and sumptuous combination of cake, fruit, alcohol, custard and cream. If you have grown up in the UK, you will have undoubtedly eaten this dessert on…

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    Homemade Custard

    By Susan / 21st December 2020

    I was brought up with custard made from Bird’s custard powder, I loved it then, and to be honest, I still love it now. However, when I want to be a bit fancy pants or it is…

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    Chicken Breast Roast Dinner with Sausages, Roast Potatoes, Roast Carrots, Shredded Brussels Sprouts and Gravy

    By Susan / 21st December 2020

    On Saturday, huge swathes of the UK were thrust into Tier 4 restrictions in a bid to manage and control the new variant corona virus sweeping its way through the country with devastating infection rates. Less than…

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    Banana Sticky Toffee Pudding with Salted Caramel and Roast Pecan Sauce

    By Susan / 20th December 2020

    Soft, fluffy banana and toffee flavoured sponge smothered in a salted caramel sauce loaded with roast, chopped pecan nuts; I’m drooling! Although I consider this more of a winter dessert, I have to admit that, topped with…

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Rick Stein’s Baked Sea Bass with Roasted Red Pep Rick Stein’s Baked Sea Bass with Roasted Red Peppers, Tomatoes, Anchovies and Potatoes
 
Tender, fresh, sea bass roasted in one pan with lightly caramelised peppers, sweet tomatoes, salty anchovies and melt-in-the-mouth potatoes. Although this takes over an hour in the oven, it comes together very quickly, and the joy of cooking it in this way, ensures that the flavours concentrate, develop and merge as everything cooks.
 
Spectacular enough for entertaining, but quick enough for a family dinner, I have been making this Rick Stein recipe for many years. I am not sure where I first saw it, possibly in a magazine, but it is featured in his 100 Fish & Seafood Recipes (My Kitchen Table). I am a huge fan of Rick Stein recipes. They are bursting with flavour, exceedingly reliable, use accessible ingredients and are generally very doable for the home cook. Not too cheffy at all. This recipe is a perfect example of all of these things.
 
Ingredients:
- 85ml olive oil
- good pinch of saffron strands
- 2 tbs hot water
- 900g potatoes, slice 1cm thick
- 250g – 400g tomatoes, skinned, halved
- 50g anchovy fillets
- 8 plump garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
- 150ml good quality chicken stock. (Or fish or vegetable)
- 3 – 4 red peppers/capsicum, deseeded, cut into 8
- 8 sprigs of fresh oregano, or 1 tsp dried oregano
- ¼ – ½ tsp fine sea salt
- ¼ – ½ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- ¼ tsp chilli flakes
- 1.5 – 1.75kg whole sea bass, cleaned and trimmed
 
To read more about this recipe, or to find other great recipes, please take a look at www.daffodilkitchen.com or go to the link in my bio, tap on the picture and go straight to the recipe.

If you make this recipe, do please tag me on @daffodil_kitchen. 💛🌼
Cherry Clafoutis I am excited that cherry season Cherry Clafoutis
 
I am excited that cherry season is upon us again because this is one of my favourite desserts. Clafoutis is a classic, timeless, rustic French dessert defined by both its simplicity and melt in the mouth deliciousness. It describes a dish of luscious, sweet cherries topped with a thick, lightly sweetened custard type batter, enhanced with nutty brown butter. It is baked in the oven until golden, slightly crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside, with the flavours of the fruit bursting through. You can serve it warm or at room temperature, it can be cut into slices or simply spoon it out like a crumble. Delicious on its own, it also works well with ice cream, fresh pouring cream or Chantilly Cream. Leftovers, served with plain or Greek yoghurt, also make a wonderful breakfast.
This recipe is very slightly adapted from Raymond Blanc, of Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons fame. 

Ingredients

For pan:
- 10g unsalted butter, soft.
- 25g – 30g caster sugar
 
Fruit and batter:
- 400g fresh cherries
- 20g unsalted butter
- 2 eggs
- 45g caster sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract or paste
- 20g plain flour or a gluten free alternative
- ⅛ tsp fine salt
- 75g milk. 
- 75g double/heavy cream
- 2 tbls Amaretto or Kirsch. (optional)
 
To read more about this recipe, or to find other great recipes, please take a look at www.daffodilkitchen.com or go to the link in my bio, tap on the picture and go straight to the recipe.

If you make this recipe, do please tag me on @daffodil_kitchen. 💛🌼
Cream of Sweetcorn Soup A silky-smooth, creamy b Cream of Sweetcorn Soup
 
A silky-smooth, creamy bowl of golden sunshine! The simple, sweet flavour of the sweetcorn shines through in this creamy delight, which takes only 10 minutes to make and around 20 – 25 minutes to cook. Most of the prep is done whilst you cook, so with a few extra minutes to blend, and possibly strain, this delightful soup can be on the table in around 30 minutes. Although wonderful all year round, I particularly love it on a cool day in summer, when you need something to both brighten and warm you up, all at the same time.
 
Whilst I made this soup with chicken stock and sprinkled some bacon bits on the top, it can easily be vegetarian, using vegetable stock and with different toppings. To make it vegan, use olive oil or a vegan butter alternative and plant-based milk and cream. It is also gluten free – although if using a stock cube, it is best to check, to be sure.
 
Soup:
- 30g unsalted butter, olive oil or vegan butter alternative
- 125g/1 onion
- 3 plump cloves of garlic
- 400g sweetcorn kernels, fresh, frozen or tinned
- 200g peeled floury potatoes eg Maris Piper
- ¼ – ½ tsp fine salt. 
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper (optional)
- 500ml vegetable or chicken stock
- 100ml – 250ml milk, dairy or plant based

Topping ideas:
- fresh cream or coconut cream
- chopped crispy bacon
- extra kernels of sweetcorn
- croutons
- chopped herbs eg chives, parsley
- chilli oil
- grated cheese
 
Serve with:
- fresh crusty bread or toast
- cheese toasties
 
To read more about this recipe, or to find other great recipes, please take a look at www.daffodilkitchen.com or go to the link in my bio, tap on the picture and go straight to the recipe.

If you make this recipe, do please tag me on @daffodil_kitchen. 💛🌼
Citronmåne or Lemon Moon Cake Just in case you Citronmåne or Lemon Moon Cake
 
Just in case you are planning to do some baking this weekend …...
 
This Citronmåne, or Lemon Moon Cake, is a moist, fragrant cake laced with generous quantities of lemon, sweet almonds and marzipan and topped with a zesty lemon icing. If a cake can be considered a national treasure, it seems that Citronmåne would fall into this category in Denmark. As such, the number of recipes are too many to count. 

The first recipe I came across for Citronmåne caught my attention because it included both lemons and marzipan. Two of my favourite things. On further research, all the recipes I came across were for lemon cakes, but not all included almonds and marzipan. Bamboozled by all the recipes on line, I took my favourite elements and this is the result. And what a fabulous cake it is! If you love Bakewell Tart, frangipane or marzipan, and lemons of course, then this cake will be right up your street. It is not an exceptionally light cake, but that is exactly how it is meant to be – moist and bursting with flavour. I love, love, love it with a cup of tea but equally, it makes a stunning dessert with some cream and some raspberries or strawberries.
 
Cake:
- 100g marzipan
- 130g unsalted butter
- 130g caster sugar
- 2 eggs
- 130g plain flour
- 50g ground almonds
- grated zest of 2 lemons. 
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp bicarbonate of/baking soda
- ¼ tsp fine salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- juice 1 lemon
- 100g sour cream
 
Icing:
- 150g icing sugar
- 5 – 6 tsps lemon juice
 
Topping:
- grated lemon zest
- roasted flaked almonds 
 
To read more about this recipe, or to find other great recipes, please take a look at www.daffodilkitchen.com or go to the link in my bio, tap on the picture and go straight to the recipe.

If you make this recipe, do please tag me on @daffodil_kitchen. 💛🌼
Afghan Chickpea Curry with Sweet Potato, Spinach a Afghan Chickpea Curry with Sweet Potato, Spinach and Peas: think silky chickpeas, chunks of soft, sweet potatoes, vibrant, green spinach and peas, all swathed in a rich, red lentil thickened sauce infused with classic Afghan spices. It is then drizzled with yoghurt and finished with chopped, fresh coriander. You can eat this curry simply as it is, or you can mop up the wonderful sauce with fresh flat breads or serve it over rice. This is a bold, spicy, but not hot, vegetarian curry loaded with texture, nutrients and flavour. With two easy changes, it is vegan friendly and, even better, it can be on the table in under an hour, with most of this time being hands free.
 
This recipe is adapted from a wonderful dish from Recipe Tin Eats called Melting Afghan Chickpea Curry.  I have made a few adaptations to the original because I wanted to pack it with vegetables and make it more of a complete meal right there in the pan. I am not claiming that this is now a classic Afghan dish, but I certainly hope that I haven’t distorted the integrity of it too much. If you haven’t come across Recipe Tin Eats before, I highly recommend you take a look. It is an incredible site with a wealth of fabulous and authentic recipes.

Ingredients

Curry:
- 25g ghee, unsalted butter or olive oil
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 onion, peeled, chopped
- 1 carrot, washed, trimmed, chopped
- 2 bay leaves
- 5 garlic cloves, peeled, finely chopped
- 20g fresh ginger, finely chopped
- spice mix (see below)
- 80g dried split red lentils
- ¼ tsp fine salt, to taste
- ¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 500ml – 650ml vegetable stock
- 400g can of chickpeas, drained, rinsed
- large pinch bicarb of soda
- 1 peeled sweet potato, chopped
- 100g fresh baby spinach, roughly shredded
- 100g frozen peas

Spice mix:
- 2 tsps coriander powder
- 2 tsps cumin powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- ⅛ tsp powdered cloves
 
To read more about this recipe, or to find other great recipes, please take a look at www.daffodilkitchen.com or go to the link in my bio, tap on the picture and go straight to the recipe.

If you make this recipe, do please tag me on @daffodil_kitchen. 💛🌼
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