About Me
Becky a 30 something old Brit , living in Nottingham,UK, Though this blog and I started our lives in Bristol.
I love to cook with seasonal fresh and often wild ingredients from foraged ingredients from the city and country.
If you like what you see or have some suggestions please send me an email at beckayork@gmail.com or leave a comment on my blog
Monthly Archives: February 2008
Flapjack
Sorry this is a repost somehow I deleted this blog entry from Sunday ( found in cache though) Brownie points earned in multiple this weekend not only did Nick sit through Sweeny Todd the Barber of Seville , while I … Continue reading
Chicken Peanut Stew
I was searching for inspiration from my Flickr pictures from last year .. decided to share this Chicken Peanut Stew a food from my childhood and fantastic store cupboard food , dare I say in in the wake of the … Continue reading
Posted in Casseroles, Curries and Chillis, Chicken, February, Meat, Winter
Tagged chicken, peanut, recipe, Stew
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Carrot Turnip and Apple Salad
My heart sank a little when I saw the turnip in the vegebox this week. They are heavy , dense and woodsy great for poaching a chicken and good in a long slow cooked stew however I have a few … Continue reading
Posted in Apples, February, Roots Carrots ,Parsnips, Beets, Salads, Vegetarian, Winter
Tagged Apple, Carrot, recipe, Salad, Turnip, walnuts
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Pasta with kale, chilli and anchovy
Lots of cavolo nero ( kale) in the vegebox hunting around for a recipe without having to hunt out extra ingredients hit upon a recipe at The Times online . I suspect may become one of my storecupboard classics with … Continue reading
Falafel with beetroot and carrot salad
I have celebrated fixing my oven full story below , by making Falafel , I love falafel but can never made to make the deep-fried variety at home , they always disintegrate in the pan . This recipe is full … Continue reading
Stuffed Hearts – the other Valentines Meat
For a minute I considered doing these for Valentines Day but instead waited for a Saturday night in . Two hearts each is enough, these do really taste pretty luxurious the taste we agreed is between liver and game , … Continue reading
Posted in February, Winter
Tagged breadcrumbs, Butter Beans, hearts, recipe, stuffed, thyme
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Valentines Dinner
This was the Valentines Dinner I had planned to be light and a lot prepared in advance but with some lovely colours bit risky as I had never made any of these things before . Quite successully secreted alcohol in … Continue reading
Posted in February, Winter
Tagged Beetroot, champagne, creme, dinner, fraiche, jelly, pomegranate, Rocket, Salmon, Spinach, sweetbreads, valentines, Vodka, walnut
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Fish Pie
Finally after weeks of craving and with enough time for this dish in several steps Would serve 6 normal people with some peas and vegetables , but 4 people like me who if they really tried could eat the whole … Continue reading
Guinea Fowl with smoked sausage and butter beans
There has been a Guinea Fowl in freezer for a few weeks now bought is a flurry of shopping and intimidating me ever since , game does that too me Native to West Africa, the guinea fowl has graced British … Continue reading
Posted in February, Meat, Roast, Vegetables and Fruit, Winter
Tagged Butter Beans, Fowl, Guinea, parsley, recipe, sausage, smoked
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Salmon and Leek Fishcake with Leek and Lemon Salsa
A very busy day which meant I needed to calm down when I got home ,so was best suited to a recipe with a few steps. I had planned to have fish pie this weekend but the faggots just won … Continue reading
