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Chicken Cacciatore
Chicken cacciatore is a quick cook tomato-based chicken stew. Essentially you make a tomato sauce, then cook chicken pieces in it and tip in a drained can of beans towards the end of the cooking time. But, in a rewarding … Continue reading
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Tagged chicken, garlic, onion, tomato sauce, tomatoes, vermouth, white wine
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Minestrone Soup
Once you can make tomato sauce, you can make tomato soup – just add stock to the sauce, and a swirl of cream for added awesomeness. And from tomato soup it’s a tiny step to minestrone, which is a much … Continue reading
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Tagged chick peas, ditalini, minestrone, onion, parmesan, soup, stock, tomato, tomato sauce, vegetarian
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – the secret to a happy marriage – could it be chicken pie?
It’s Christmas Eve. I’m in Wigan celebrating a double whammy with my family. That joyful Christmas hunkering down feeling; the shops are shut, there’s nothing else to do but sit and wait for morning. Also, my grandparents’ wedding anniversary. They … Continue reading
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Ragu, Dean Martin and a Juggling Twin
It was a night-in with the latest addition to my Christmas music collection (obsession); Christmas with the Rat Pack. Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis jr. really getting into the Christmas spirit (and, from the sound of it, Christmas spirits.) … Continue reading
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Tagged bolognese, garlic, ghost of romance past, juggling twin, Lady and the Tramp, mince, onion, pasta, ragu, tagliatelle, tomato, wine
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Bonfire Night Party – Chili and Baked Potatoes
Remember remember the 5th of November, Gunpowder treason and plot, I see no reason why gunpowder season should ever be forgot.
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Tagged baked potato, beans, bonfire, chicken, chili, food, guy fawkes, onion, poultry, recipe, sparklers, stew, tomato
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – When Lustful Thoughts Turn From Yoga To Risotto
It was while rolling up from flat on the floor into cobra position that it suddenly occurred to Sara that she could not actually remember the last time that she had had sex.
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Tagged basil, butter, cherry tomatoes, D-list Guru, onion, parmesan, risotto, Sara, tomato, vegetarian, wine, yoga
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This Dinner Will Get You Laid – Text, Love, Carbonara
Over coffee and the papers I received the following text message – no word of a lie – it’s still on my phone if you want to check; This is my new number Fair enough, I thought. So I have … Continue reading
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Tagged bacon, carbonara, eggs, garlic, onion, panchetta, parmesan, pasta
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