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
Category Archives: Meat , Joints, Steaks and Sausages
Slow Cooked Sausage and Beans
This is definitely not a normal August dish but as I write this it is grey and drizzling, feels more like Autumn and I definitely need warming food. Juicy sausages with earthy pinto beans slow cooked til rich and sticky. … Continue reading
Gammon and Pea Risotto
For a bargain joints you really cannot beat a gammon hock ( smoked or unsmoked) less than £2 a piece. They do need some slow low cooking to ensure the flakiest meat and rich stock. In winter you can use … Continue reading
Posted in June, Meat, Meat , Joints, Steaks and Sausages, Pork, Summer, Vegetables and Fruit
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Smoked Ham Hock with Beans and Vegetables.
This was lunch for the family , Nick working from home , and my mum on a stopover from York to Bristol bearing gifts of purple sprouting broccoli , kale and from my aunt Lizzie Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb – recipes … Continue reading
Posted in Meat, Meat , Joints, Steaks and Sausages, Pork, Soups
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Beef Brisket Pot Roasted and Ragu
Frugality suits me I am never happier than when tracking down an ingredients bargain or using up leftovers. About 50% of conversations with my mum are about recent butchers/grocery bargains or creative meals with leftovers. Brisket is one of those … Continue reading
Posted in Beef, Meat, Meat , Joints, Steaks and Sausages, Uncategorized
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Gochujang Pulled Pork with Spicy Beansprout Salad
Since discovering how easily the slow cooker produces pulled pork, I have been dying to try another recipe. Having shown almost superhuman self restraint in leaving it almost a month since the Chipolte Pork Tacos , I rewarded the household … Continue reading
Rosemary Scented BBQ Leg of Lamb
“He’s stealing my meat, he’s stealing my meat”. Words screamed by my boyfreind on encountering his best mate , scarfing down extra lamb from the BBQ. In fact both he and the lovely boyfreind had thirds of meat , tender … Continue reading
Posted in BBQ, Eating Outside, July, Lamb, Meat, Meat , Joints, Steaks and Sausages, Roast, Salads, Summer
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BBQ Rolled Shoulder of Pork ( with Indirect Heat)
Just a few years ago I would never have considered putting a big joint on the BBQ, scared of serving serving raw meat, that fear meant I stuck to a wide range of burgers, joints of chicken and colourful kebabs. … Continue reading
Posted in July, June, Lamb, Meat, Meat , Joints, Steaks and Sausages, Pork, Salads, Summer
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Harira
Harira is the traditional soup of Morocco, often eaten the end of the fast of Ramadan, it features small amounts of meat, rice , lentils chickpeas and plenty of spice This dish has featured on my blog twice before usually … Continue reading
Meatloaf
During my time long distance commuting my lovely boyfreind was very good to me, preparing dinner most nights. Now I have more time at home, I am doing a pretty good impression of a housewife. For this dish I decided … Continue reading
BBQ Shoulder of Lamb with Broad Bean,Feta & Mint Salad , Beetroot Salad and Preserved Lemon Hummus
More hunks of meat on the BBQ , it’s the rampant carnivore boyfriends’ fault. For the first time in a long time he got off work early and chose the meat at the butchers - he picked a shoulder of … Continue reading
Posted in BBQ, July, June, Lamb, Meat, Meat , Joints, Steaks and Sausages, Salads, Summer
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