Roast Turkey and Romano Bean Salad
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Combined with colourful Romano beans, fennel, and a mustard-balsamic dressing, store-bought roast turkey becomes a chunky home-style Italian salad.
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Chicken Diavolo
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I am learning not to overdo marinades. Always make sure there is oil and nothing sugar-based. This is also excellent oven-baked at 425 F for 45 minutes to 1 hour. Make sure the butcher takes off the backbone and the breast bone, too. Place some plastic wrap over the chicken and give it a big whack to flatten it. This will ensure it cooks more evenly.
Read MoreWatercress, Green Onion and Avocado Salad
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This is the perfect salad to serve with chicken. It’s crisp, soft, rich and cool.
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Grilled Bison Steaks
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Bison is a rich, lean, grass-fed organic meat that delivers great taste and has fewer calories than beef. Often confused with buffalo (which are from Asia and Africa and not found in North America), bison have a distinctive look, with their huge heads, woolly fur coats and shoulder humps. It is not always easy to find bison meat in the butcher shop, although the situation is improving.
Read MoreRhubarb Sponge Pudding
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I have childhood memories of rhubarb just picked from the garden and Mum making this rhubarb sponge. Rich and caramel-like with a moist sponge on top, it beats all the rhubarb desserts I know. For my best childhood memories I would serve it with custard, but as an adult I serve it with salted caramel gelato and everyone begs for more.
Read MoreShrimp with Lemongrass and Herbs
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A sweet tangle of onions and shrimps with spicy overtones make this an exceptional dish. Use large shrimp (15 to 20 to a pound or 450 grams) to protect against overcooking. The heat in this dish is personal preference.I don’t like it too hot, as I want the delicate lemongrass taste to come through. Serve with rice or rice noodles.
Thyme and Sage Tattie Scones with Mushrooms
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From Glasgow restaurant Stravaigin, a notable dish of traditional potato scones with a new look. A superb first course.
Read MoreBlood Orange and Pistachio Tart
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The seasonally available blood oranges provide a delicious contrast to the rich filling. Serve with lightly whipped cream if desired. Although the tart serves more than six, it keeps for up to a week of decadent eating.
Apple Purses
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Some brands of frozen puff pastry are pre-rolled, some are not. Depending on what you have, roll out into a 10-inch square, approximately 1/8 of an inch thick. Refrigerate until needed.
Read MoreSquash Soup with Wild Mushrooms
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Mushrooms and squash have a real affinity and this soup proves it. I like to use oyster mushrooms, but chanterelles, which I found at the supermarket this week, provide the best flavour.
Read MoreAsian Chicken on Noodle Nests
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Use a medium curry paste, as it best balances the sweetness of the hoisin sauce.
Read More‘Fried Egg’ Meringues
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When I dined at the French critical favourite Le Chateaubriand in Paris, one of Restaurant magazine’s 50 best restaurants in the world, I had a phenomenal dessert that looked like a fried egg but was, in fact, a caramelized egg yolk sitting on a bed of crushed-nut meringue.
Read MoreAunt Sue's Chocolate Meringue Cookies
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Sue Devor – Gail’s honorary aunt – is an extraordinary baker. During Gail’s childhood, Sue would make her favourite decadent chocolate meringue cookies every Passover. Today, no Passover is complete in Gail’s home without them. These addictive cookies are a little crispy on the outside with a gooey, chewy chocolate centre.
Read MoreNew Wave Shortcake
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A flaky tender shortcake that is quick to make. You could add dried fruit, especially dried cherries or blueberries, into the mix.
Read MorePork and Sausage Scramble with Sweet Potato Topping
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Scrambles are fun to experiment with. You can substitute ground beef, turkey or chicken. When my daughter Emma made it, she added a drained can of black beans – a healthy improvement. You could add a handful of baby spinach. or toss in mushrooms or zucchini if you have a few in the vegetable drawer. Change the spicing to Indian with curry paste or Thai with Thai red curry paste.
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Vanilla Mousse with Peppered Apricots
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If you like, yogurt can be substituted for the whipping cream. To contrast with the richness of the cream, I have added peppery apricots to the mix. Use plump dried apricots for the best flavour.
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