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: October 2010
Autumn Coleslaws
Loving these psychedelic purple and orange coleslaws – crunchy autumn alternative to slow- braised red cabbage. This Cabbage Fennel and Apple Slaw is lovely with grilled pork chops or sausages , smoked fish or on a baked potato ( especially … Continue reading
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Beetroot and Ginger Brownies
Carrot Cake is a favourite of mine , I have a recipe that works everytime rich and moist sometimes I add poppyseeds , cardamon or apricot . The carrot keeps cakes moist and sweet, a few times I have … Continue reading
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Pickled Shallots
As I was busy peeling shallots for the coq au vin I remembered the pickled shallots I made this Spring, only when I went to search for the recipe did I realise I had forgotten to blog them. It has … Continue reading
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Coq Au Vin ( Chicken in Red Wine)
It’s all gone a bit french round here , but when the vegebox had a big bag of shallots and a box of chestnut mushrooms the first thing I thought was coq au vin. A chicken casserole characterised by simmered … Continue reading
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Celeriac Remoulade
The one vegetable I look forward to every year in celeriac, nicknamed the ugly vegetable it’s thick skin rough , scarred covered in rooty tendrils. But the warty craggy exterior belies bright white flesh with creamy light taste both raw … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Beef, Meals, Meat, October, Roots Carrots ,Parsnips, Beets, Salads, Vegetables and Fruit
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True Taste of Wales – Cider -Mustard Braised Pork Chops with Lentils and Laverbread Oatcakes
One of the greatest meals I ever ate was a slow roasted piece of Welsh belly pork . Though incredibly simple, it was the first meal my boyfreind and I ever cooked together. It was November and we were staying … Continue reading
Posted in Grains and Pulses, Meals, Meat, Pork, Vegetables and Fruit
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Coconut Chilli Butternut Squash Soup
Weekends this time of year need to include striding knee deep in piles of golden autumn leaves and returning to steaming bowls of soup . Even better if the soup matches the leaves. I am always so happy to see … Continue reading
Grilled Megrim Sole with Caper Parsley Butter
I was having my usual scope of the fish counter this week slowly ticking off the things I cannot have because they are not sustainable, beginning to think I probably shouldn’t have anything and am almost certain to turn vegetarian … Continue reading
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Wild Mushrooms ( Blewits) with Chestnut Breadcrumbs
Lovely weekend walk , bright and sunny autumn sunshine and in the middle of the pasture a troop of Fields Blewits. A couple of years ago I picked up a 1970s edition of Jane Grigson’s Mushroom Feast in which Jane … Continue reading
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Tourte Cévenole ( Potato, Leek and Herb Pie)
This is the final recipe from the Cévennes region following on from Spatchcocked Guinea Fowl with Rosemary and Pancetta Pork , Kale & Chestnut Stew These recipes were provided by the author Rosy Thornton to complement her new fictional work Tapestry … Continue reading
Posted in Autumn, Eating Outside, Meals, Pies Quiches and Tarts, Season, Spring
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