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How to Eat Your Christmas Tree

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by Stravaig » Mon Dec 12, 2022 4:18 pm

I spotted this book on Amazon (hardcover £9.75) and was intrigued enough to buy it. It's quite interesting.

We don't usually have a tree but I...

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Mon Dec 12, 2022 4:18 pm
Cooking dried runner beans

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by Primrose » Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:07 am

Was trying to advise somebody who has collected a large supply of dried runner beans she wants to use for cooking.
Do these have to have a long soak...

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Mon Nov 28, 2022 9:07 am
Campfire Stew.

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by snooky » Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:58 am

Batch cooked this stew yesterday and it is rather yummy with a bit of a spicy kick.Try it.Servings 4-6.

Ingredients

low-calorie cooking spray
2...

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Wed Oct 19, 2022 10:58 am
Greek cooking.

Last post by OdliDPrincess
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by snooky » Wed Sep 21, 2022 7:14 pm

I made Pastitsada,a Greek beef stew with pasta,for my evening meal and it was blooming lovely.Not cooked it before and I have enough left over to...

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Tue Oct 18, 2022 3:19 am
Coconut flower sugar

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by Stravaig » Fri Sep 02, 2022 12:35 pm

Eh? What?

I buy a lot of cheffy stuff online. You know, the kind of things you'll not find in your local Tesco or whatever. Usually I know what I'm...

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Fri Sep 02, 2022 12:35 pm
Storing pasta sauces

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by phelgan » Fri Sep 10, 2021 7:15 pm

Hi all,

We've had a good crop of tomatoes this year and can't keep up. I've been making some pasta sauces which typically we've frozen, but space is...

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Last post by larson12
Mon Jul 25, 2022 8:30 am
Cutting Recipe down for one person

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by Colin2016 » Fri May 13, 2022 4:07 pm

This is for a Cod one pot Stew.

The recipe is for 4 people and wonder how to cut this down for one person, some of it is obvious like leeks &...

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Last post by Colin2016
Sat May 21, 2022 5:06 pm
Is it better to hand wash or use dishwasher?

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by oliviamia1351 » Wed May 26, 2021 11:58 am
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All of you can suggestion me about my question
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Wed May 18, 2022 4:06 pm
hope this is helpful

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by clairelv1 » Fri May 29, 2015 3:48 am

i learned a new desert yesterday and i think it is very tasty and healthy so i want to tell here
just put black agarics and white agarics together...

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Thu May 05, 2022 3:06 am
Okonomiyaki - easy Japanese meal

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by Stravaig » Thu Sep 09, 2021 4:24 pm

I regularly cook meals from quite a lot of different cuisines. Recently I discovered a wonderful and tasty Japanese "meal in minutes" -...

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Last post by Terryms
Thu May 05, 2022 2:53 am
Changing from a gas hob to an induction one

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by Stephen » Wed Feb 05, 2020 11:41 am

Very soon my new kitchen will be ready.
In planning it, I made a decision to go to an induction hob. It should be economical and, mostly, users like...

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Last post by Primrose
Mon Apr 25, 2022 8:04 pm
Has anyone got a deep-filled pie maker?

Last post by kirostan
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by Stravaig » Fri Feb 19, 2021 12:44 pm
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You know the type of thing - like a toastie-making or panini machine but it makes deep-filled little pies.

I fancy getting one but most models I've...
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Fri Jan 14, 2022 11:10 am
Not a cooking tip, but a culinary question

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by Stephen » Tue Jan 11, 2022 7:32 pm

As I was baking it occured to me that, unless my memory is faulty (nothing unusual), my mother would have always referred to "flakey...

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Last post by Stephen
Tue Jan 11, 2022 10:15 pm
cornflour or cornstarch

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by Debarzw » Fri Dec 31, 2021 5:27 am

Hello all
I have been trying to find out if cornflour is the same as cornstarch as i would like to reduce the greasy feeling in my butters
Has...

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Last post by Stephen
Sun Jan 02, 2022 7:17 am
Mmmm, peaches

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by Stravaig » Fri Aug 02, 2019 10:28 pm
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Peaches are plentiful and cheap right now. They are in Ukraine anyway. Might as well make the most of them. This is what I do.

Cut 'em in half, hoik...
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Last post by Primrose
Tue Jun 29, 2021 7:46 pm
Home-made bacon

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by Stravaig » Mon Jan 18, 2021 1:20 pm

I recently discovered an excellent recipe for Scottish morning rolls. Though I say it myself, the resulting rolls were magnificent! :lol: So good in...

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Last post by ryangardner
Fri Jun 18, 2021 1:07 pm
Golden Milk

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by chrissmith94 » Tue Feb 11, 2020 3:45 pm

Hello,

I found a nice recipe called “golden milk” which is a turmeric latte. It doesn’t need many ingredients – all it takes is turmeric, cinnamon,...

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Last post by oliviamia1351
Thu May 27, 2021 9:04 am
Dishwasher Question

Last post by Kayburton
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by Orasserc » Sun Nov 01, 2020 8:18 pm

I used a dishwasher to clean very dirty glass fixtures quickly and surprisingly thoroughly.

I also used it to remove paint from a light fixture of a...

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Last post by Kayburton
Tue Feb 16, 2021 9:46 am
Pumpkin Gingerbread

Last post by seanslavin
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by JadenWaterhouse » Mon Oct 30, 2017 10:23 am

Autumn is a period of pumpkins) I work as an essay writer , but I like cooking, especially from the own-raising pumpkin. Pumpkin Gingerbread sounds...

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Sat Feb 13, 2021 11:28 pm
Omelette.

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by snooky » Sat Dec 19, 2020 8:38 pm
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Made myself a three egg ham and cheese omelette in a 10inch pan for my tea.Omelette set,nice colour,cheese meltted,ham placed;could I fold it,could I...
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Sat Feb 13, 2021 11:23 pm
Braised Beef.

Last post by Primrose
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by snooky » Fri Jan 01, 2021 5:42 pm

Picked up a pack of beef in Costco and I didn't look at what cut it was,it looked great,and it turned out to be Flank so I have used it in a Braised...

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Mon Jan 04, 2021 5:06 pm
Chinese boiled eggs

Last post by Monika
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by alan refail » Sun May 26, 2019 2:07 pm

When you produce as many eggs as we do, it's good to diversify.
These are a popular snack in China and there are innumerable recipes online for them....

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Last post by Monika
Wed Nov 04, 2020 4:47 pm
A recomended toaster?

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by BML » Sat May 23, 2020 11:51 am

I have just read an article on toasters within which a recomendation of the George Forman toaster was made. The only problem was that when I looked...

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Sun Oct 11, 2020 8:15 am
Burns Night coming up...

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by Stravaig » Thu Dec 19, 2019 3:25 pm
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...and I've invited about 30 people for a casual supper. As is traditional, to start I'll serve a hearty soup. Less traditional, but fairly common...
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Tue Sep 29, 2020 10:34 am
White chocolate coated strawberries.

Last post by Kayburton
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by vivienz » Thu Jun 18, 2020 9:30 pm

The excitement is building at chez Vivienz. The strawberries are ripening well and there may be enough to survive the hazardous journey from raised...

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Last post by Kayburton
Fri Sep 11, 2020 1:00 pm
Rhubarb!

Last post by BML
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by BML » Thu May 14, 2020 8:28 pm

I have been terrified of Rhubarb since school dinners and the ghastly Rhubarb Crumble they used to force feed us and now I’m being threatened by a...

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Last post by BML
Sat May 16, 2020 5:32 pm
Parsley-sage-rosemary and thyme ?

Last post by Thomasd62
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by Ricard with an H » Fri Jan 13, 2017 2:20 pm
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I had often wondered if there was any significant success in using this collection or was it just a convenience to whoever wrote those herbs into...
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Last post by Thomasd62
Thu Mar 12, 2020 11:11 am
I'm not good at following recipes.

Last post by Chantal
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by Ricard with an H » Sat Oct 07, 2017 4:36 pm

Probably because I followed recipes that may have been poorly researched and I do know that many cook books in the past had 'page fillers'. Then...

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Last post by Chantal
Tue Feb 25, 2020 1:11 pm
Have non-stick coatings improved?

Last post by RossBolden06
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by Stephen » Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:30 pm
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I'm a bit of traditionalist, I like pans in stainless steel.

I have started baking bread again (I did when I was young) and the picture shows why I...
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Last post by RossBolden06
Sun Jan 12, 2020 2:17 am
Chinese "Seaweed"

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by Primrose » Sat Mar 25, 2017 6:03 pm

I have lots of curly kale plant to use up - I need the growing space !
Somebody has told me that you can produce the sort of "Chinese...

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Last post by Westi
Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:01 pm
Presentation

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by Loupmarc99 » Wed Dec 11, 2019 2:05 pm

Hello. I introduce myself, they call me Marc. I am from France, city of Lyon. Apparently like everyone else here, I signed up to chat and share with...

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Last post by Stravaig
Thu Dec 19, 2019 3:29 pm
Frugal grocery and cooking advice

Last post by Stephen
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by Zuthuchi » Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:46 pm

Come the weekend I am filled with optimism about the week ahead's cooking...

On Saturday we get all the food we think we need - but we always run...

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Last post by Stephen
Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:57 pm
Making Kefir

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by Primrose » Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:20 am

Having recently eaten Kefir for the first time I,d like to have a go at making some. (Have made Easy Yo yoghurt in the past which seems to be a...

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Last post by Primrose
Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:26 pm
Roast pumpkin & winter squash seeds

Last post by Westi
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by Primrose » Sun Nov 24, 2019 1:31 pm

This morning we experimented with roasting the seeds extracted from a small Crown Prince which I dried recently. Just roasted them with a little...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Nov 25, 2019 7:58 pm
Simple question on blanching

Last post by Monika
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by Stephen » Mon Jul 29, 2019 9:48 pm

When you blanch veg before freezing, does one start the timer at the point you put the beans (for example) into the boiling water or from when...

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Last post by Monika
Wed Jul 31, 2019 7:07 pm
Changing Recipe Servings

Last post by Westi
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by Colin2016 » Tue Mar 05, 2019 8:39 am
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I have just got an pressure cooker and was having difficultly getting recipes for one person ( dividing ingredients does not always work because of...
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Last post by Westi
Thu Jul 25, 2019 7:35 pm
Hungry gap kale frittata

Last post by Westi
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by vivienz » Tue Jan 29, 2019 10:32 pm

I bought a bunch of hungry gap kale at the market last weekend, more out of curiosity than anything else, as I've never tried it before. Very nice it...

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Last post by Westi
Mon Mar 25, 2019 7:59 pm
Rhubarb Gin

Last post by Westi
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by Primrose » Thu Feb 14, 2019 2:19 pm

This more a drinking than a culinary query.
Have just opened a Rhubarb Gin gift from Christmas and tried drinking it neat on ice. Delicious but...

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Last post by Westi
Thu Feb 14, 2019 5:34 pm
Red Currant Straining Problems

Last post by hazen
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by pinkcake98 » Mon Jul 17, 2017 8:05 am

I've never made jelly before and this year is first attempt making red currant jelly. I picked 4lbs of red currants from local farm and heated them...

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Last post by hazen
Wed Feb 13, 2019 10:02 am
Soup

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by robo » Wed Sep 26, 2018 3:11 pm

I love home made soups they beat tin ones hands down .today I cut all the sprouting bits from the broccoli the ones that normally go to seed , I...

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Last post by robo
Wed Nov 21, 2018 8:11 pm
Gluts and surpluses

Last post by retropants
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by Primrose » Wed Jul 11, 2018 1:25 pm

Just had the annual comment from my other half. "Oh No, not more bl**dy red-currants!" :lol:
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I,ve just given two lots away and still...

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Last post by retropants
Thu Sep 20, 2018 9:42 am
Globe Artichokes

Last post by Westi

by Westi » Sun Jun 24, 2018 5:50 pm

I would really like to preserve some of the baby artichokes in olive oil. Anyone done this that could talk me through the process? I like the charred...

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Last post by Westi
Sun Jun 24, 2018 5:50 pm
Tomato Soup with or without skins?

Last post by Daveswife
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by BML » Thu Oct 19, 2017 7:32 pm

I have just looked at a recipe for Tomato Soup and unlike other such recipes I saw no mention of removing the skins other than to run the soup...

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Last post by Daveswife
Sun Jun 03, 2018 6:37 pm
Cooking Mince

Last post by Stuartlaw
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by JohnN » Thu Jan 05, 2017 10:20 am
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My wife always cooks beef mince for at least an hour, far longer than we would ever cook steaks, chops or other meat. Doesn't make sense to me, but...
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Last post by Stuartlaw
Mon Oct 16, 2017 7:10 am
Roasting whole butternut squashes

Last post by Westi
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by Primrose » Tue Oct 03, 2017 4:15 pm

Was speaking to somebody today who said these are delicious roasted whole in the oven, simply needing the skin pricked with a skewer in a few places...

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Last post by Westi
Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:16 pm
Tough skin on peppers

Last post by Primrose
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by PLUMPUDDING » Thu Sep 21, 2017 10:14 pm

I've grown a different sweet pepper this year and was disappointed with the thick skin. It's a faff charring them to remove it so I used a nice sharp...

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Last post by Primrose
Sat Sep 23, 2017 10:21 am
Making apple butter

Last post by Primrose
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by Primrose » Sat Sep 09, 2017 12:16 pm

Somebody mentioned Apple butter with pancakes to me today. Have made damson cheese in the past but not familiar with this. Have quickly looked at a...

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Sat Sep 09, 2017 5:05 pm
Finally got a 'Spiralizer'

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by Ricard with an H » Thu Jun 08, 2017 3:06 pm
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This one will do bent carrots and bent courgettes, what else can I use it for ?

It's a large pencil sharpener.
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Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:53 pm
Jam SOS!

Last post by Primrose
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by Monika » Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:55 pm
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I attempted to make some strawberry jam today, but it hasn't set in spite of all the things watched for:
- I included red currants (frozen from last...
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Last post by Primrose
Fri Jul 28, 2017 2:09 pm
'Chargrilled' courgette chutney?

Last post by Primrose
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by Mouse2 » Sun Jul 16, 2017 9:31 am

I have made ordinary courgette chutney before, but was wondering whether to try chargrilling the courgettes first this time, to add a different...

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Sun Jul 16, 2017 8:14 pm

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