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Bulgur Wheat with Mushrooms & Feta - Ottolenghi SIMPLE

Bulgur Wheat with Mushrooms & Feta – Ottolenghi SIMPLE

We were excited for this one: we love mushrooms and we loved the last bulgur wheat dish from Simple. It seemed like a no brainer! Unfortunately, this didn’t turn out to be our favourite.

What we did

We tried to be good and follow the recipe, out of trust and respect for Yotam. Unfortunately we had only picked up white button mushrooms, and I was a bit sceptical when it came to their…

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Rhubarb Chocolates Test Series

Rhubarb Chocolates Test Series

Batch 1 – What we did

My colleague shared an abundance of rhubarb from her garden, so I thought a Rhubarb & Custard chocolate would be a great idea. I got some fancy new chocolate moulds and this would be their initiation.

I decided to use Ruby chocolate for the shell as the fruitiness support the rhubarb. Then I made a rhubarb pate de fruit (loosely based on William Curley’s recipe) for…

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Buttermilk pancakes with maple-ginger butter and blackberries in bourbon syrup - Telegraph Food

Buttermilk pancakes with maple-ginger butter and blackberries in bourbon syrup – Telegraph Food

Happy belated Pancake Day! Some of you may have seen on Instagram that we celebrated in style with these glorious stacks earlier in the week.

What we did

We came across this recipe from Telegraph Food a few days before and decided to go for it. After all, we have been very good lately and thought we deserved a treat to kick off a few days we had taken off from work.

Although we have…

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Cinnamon and Poppyseed Rolls

Cinnamon and Poppyseed Rolls

I was craving home baked dessert and ever since the Classic German Baking book, I am eager to make some traditional poppy seed cakes. However, I still need to organise a good grinder for the poppy seeds. Until such time, and because I had discovered the below tin in a Polish supermarket, I wanted to try and make some form of poppy seed pastry.

What we did

I did’t want to think much and…

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The Ultimate Halloumi, Butternut Squash & Tahini Salad - Mob Kitchen

The Ultimate Halloumi, Butternut Squash & Tahini Salad – Mob Kitchen

Spring weather in Scotland is so unpredictable that you don’t know what kind of food you’ll be in the mood for from one day to the next. This warm, comforting salad sounded perfect for in-between season.

What we did

We followed the recipe to the letter and are especially proud of our awesome halloumi griddling! Look at these griddle marks! It smelled like a dessert. We were chuffed to…

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Palace Kitchen Spice Mix - Ras El Hanout

Palace Kitchen Spice Mix – Ras El Hanout

We made our own spice mix today! Out of necessity not really planned. We ran out of Ras El Hanout for one of our lunch dishes. Instead of going shopping, we checked what goes in it and what we have in our spice racks. The result: we had everything so we went and made it ourselves!!!

What we did

We perused a few recipes and took what we thought was best, so made a mix of different…

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Lighter Chicken Enchiladas - Delicious Magazine Online

Lighter Chicken Enchiladas – Delicious Magazine Online

Enchiladas… fondly called Aunchiladas in the Palace Kitchen thanks to the Schitts Creek (2016) episode “Family Dinner”… are a favourite of ours. What joy to find a healthy recipe on the Delicious Magazine website.

What we did

First we chopped up all our ingredients, then griddled them on our lovely griddle pan which doesn’t get used often enough.

We then tried to ‘guess’ how much…

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The very best Granola - CookieAndKate

The very best Granola – CookieAndKate

Long over due but we finally made our own Granola!

We have been talking about making our own granola for months now, so today decided to finally put this into action. We had all ingredients and we liked the sound of this recipe.

What we did

We used ingredients we had in our cupboards! For nuts, we chose pecans and pumpkin seeds. And pineapple and cranberries for fruit. We had honey…

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Soba - Ottolenghi SIMPLE

Soba – Ottolenghi SIMPLE

We are hooked. On Ottolenghi’s mix of spices, herbs and healthy ingredients. It’s a magical journey with every new recipe!

What we did

Since these recipes are all new to us, we are staying true to them and follow his guidance. What we like is that if something takes a bit longer, there is other bits to prepare in the meantime.

Our Verdict

It’s probably not really describable but…

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The Palace Kitchen Oatmilk

The Palace Kitchen Oatmilk

Since our visit to WESTER Spirit Co. we have been meaning to make Oatmilk in the Palace Kitchen. We finally got around to it and after reading around many different ways of doing it, we ended up with the blending method and the below consistency.

What we did

We soaked rolled oats over night, then blended it all together and used a muslin cloth to squeeze the liquid out. As it was quite…

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Valentine’s Day Chocolates

I intended to make a heart shaped box filled with chocolates. I wanted the entire heart shaped box to be made out of chocolate. I almost succeeded.

What we did

I used our heart shaped cake tin to cut out the transfers sheetsso I would get a nice rose patter on the top of the chocolate. I was careful to temper the chocolate slowly so it wouldn’t blister. Spent some time trying to cut…

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Bulgur with Tomato, Aubergine and Lemon Yoghurt - Ottolenghi SIMPLE

Bulgur with Tomato, Aubergine and Lemon Yoghurt – Ottolenghi SIMPLE

Continuing the tradition of yummy recipes from this book, this one seemed to top them all. It made for a delicious dinner and envy-inducing lunch. Just writing about it and revisiting the pictures is making me salivate!

What we did

We again followed the recipe to the letter. We are beginning to notice and appreciate the precision in these recipes, this can be really containing when…

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Midweek Roast Chicken Dinner @ the Palace Kitchen

Midweek Roast Chicken Dinner @ the Palace Kitchen

This pre-Valentine’s Day we decided to pick up a dine-in meal deal at Morrison’s, opting for a Butter-Basted Roast Chicken with white wine gravy. We decided to pair this with our own sides – Dauphinoise potatoes, boiled carrots and broccoli. Delicious!

What we did

We put the chicken in as instructed and used our turkey baster! The potato dauphinois was pre-cooked from a big batch we…

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Couscous, Cherry Tomato and Herb Salad - Ottolenghi SIMPLE

Couscous, Cherry Tomato and Herb Salad – Ottolenghi SIMPLE

As the Curried Lentil, Tomato and Coconut Soup was such a success, we decided to move on to this salad for a quick but yummy weekday dinner.

What we did

Followed the recipe to the letter. We prepped all the vegetables and herbs before we began cooking and assembling it all.

Our Verdict

We were all over it! Lots of “oohs” and “aahs” in the Palace as we cleared our plates. The…