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  • Winter Vegetable Cobbler

    WINTER VEGETABLE COBBLER This is quite an old-fashioned dish, a tasty way of using some root vegetables also you can make it without the cobbler if you wish, but to me that is the best bit.  Great served with any leftover meats or a standalone dish with perhaps a Jacket potato/Salad. INGREDIENTS 1 Large onion …

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  • Versatile Mince Beef Base

    Versatile Mince Beef Base I would like to show you how to make a “ragu” style mince beef base which you can then split and use in three different recipes making 12 portions from this one base mix. Consider making the ragu style base and then splitting it to make one large cottage pie and …

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  • A couple ideas for some gorgeous chicken dishes!

    Roast Chicken Dinner INGREDIENTS 1 X 2KG Large Chicken – do not wash and be careful not to touch the bird and then touch other things without washing your hands. 800g Potatoes – peel and cut into thick slices or Roastie size chunks 2 -3 Carrots – peel and cut into slices 1 large Parsnip …

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  • Let’s Get Battered – Fish and Chip Supper

    Let’s Get Battered – Fish and Chip Supper with Cod or Haddock INGREDIENTS Cod or Haddock (2) sourced from Rex Down Fish Merchants Batter Mix Potatoes for Chippies – Peel and cut into ½ inch thick chips Mushy Peas – open the tin and place into a microwavable dish ready to “ping” cook for the …

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  • Julie’s Cheese and Potato Pie

    Serves 4 but easy to adjust. This is one of those comfort food moments that Julie wants to share with you…….enjoy INGREDIENTS 800G potatoes – peeled and cut into equal pieces 1 large onion or 2 x small onions – peel and diced 4 spring onions – remove any papery outer layer, cut the root …

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  • Easy Peasy Cheese Straws

    INGREDIENTS 140g Plain flour – sifted into a bowl. ½ teaspoon of salt 70g of butter or margarine if you prefer to use this – colder the better! 70g of grated hard cheese – stronger flavour the better. 1.5 teaspoons of paprika – the best results are to use smoked sweet paprika.  If you don’t …

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  • Chicken and Nduja Stew

    INGREDIENTS 4 Chicken Thighs – if you are using a slow cooker, crisp the skin by browning them first for 5 mins. Nduja – a couple of rounds sliced into quarters 1 Red Pepper – take the stalk out, cut into half, remove the seeds and slice into strips 1 Onion – peel, half and …

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  • Cheesy Pork, Pepper and Potato One Pot

    INGREDIENTS 500g Potatoes – wash and thickly but evenly sliced with the skin on 1 large onion – peel, half and slice 1 pepper – half, deseed and cut into slices Sachet of Westcountry Sundried Tomato Pesto Boneless Pork Steaks or Pork Chops 50g of Cheddar cheese – grated Sachet of Westcountry wholegrain mustard 3 …

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  • We WON! Best Independent Retailer 2022!

    Still can’t believe it! We have only gone and WON Best Independent Retailer 2022!!! It’s no secret that it hasn’t been the easiest year for us, it hasn’t been for a lot of people. So winning this means the absolute world to us. We’re so humbled by all your support and votes, thank you from …

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  • Useful Support Links

    We spoke to an absolutely lovely lady today from the council by the name of Dawn 🙂 we had a good ol chat about the Family Support Boxes and some of the other things we’ve been up to as of late. She was kind enough to forward some very useful links to various support services …

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