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Chillies and Mexican Food – the Sweet Heat Chilli Challenge roundup

Posted on May 29, 2012 by

For anyone who loves chillies proper Mexican food is a real treat – the Mexicans grow and use probably more varieties of chilli than any other country, from the fiery habanero to the smokey chipotle and everything in between.  This … Continue reading →

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Mexican fajitas with pico de gallo

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Once upon a time fajitas made their way onto my dinner table every week and always went down a storm whenever I served them to guests. My secret? A shameful addiction to a store-bought sauce called Knorr’s ‘Stir it up’ … Continue reading →

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Aqua Cotta

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

This hearty soup is true Italian peasant food, born out of poverty – the name literally means ‘cooked water’ – and even if we didn’t live in increasingly frugal times it is a dish worth making for the sheer pleasure … Continue reading →

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The joys of growing chillies AND May Sweet Heat Chilli Challenge!

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

Last year was a bit of a mixed bag in terms of grow-your-own success for me: we had chillies in abundance but due to a failure in labelling the seedlings we ended up with 2 varieties growing prolifically, whilst all … Continue reading →

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DIY butter – (and scones) – homemade kitchen alchemy

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

What’s that you say? You’ve never made your own butter? Oh daaaarlink, you simply must – it’s so easy!  I was amazed recently by how many people reacted with surprise when I said you could make your own butter in … Continue reading →

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My ultimate hot ‘Buffalo’ wings and blue cheese dip

Posted on February 24, 2012 by

Look good don’t they?  Juicy, saucy, yet crispy….I love hot wings but so often find that you can either have them crispy, or saucy, not both; and unless you’re deep-frying them saucy usually means the skin is all soft and … Continue reading →

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How to cook like Heston? – Ultimate cheese sauce for lasagne

Posted on February 14, 2012 by

Ahh, Heston Blumenthal, a name that divides opinion more sharply than probably almost any other in the food world. Love him or loathe him (I blame the snail porridge for 99% of the haters) you can’t escape him these days, … Continue reading →

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Presto Pasta Nights #248 – The roundup

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

No sooner had the announcement been made that I was hosting this week’s Presto Pasta Nights then I had received the first entry, this stunning offering from La Caffettiera Rosa, a delicious seafood pasta with cannellini beans and mussels: Next up … Continue reading →

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Presto Pasta Nights needs YOU!

Posted on January 22, 2012 by

I love blogger events as they’re a great way to discover new blogs and get to know lovely new people who share your passion for particular foods and ingredients, so I’m thrilled to be hosting this week’s Presto Pasta Nights, … Continue reading →

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Scotch Bonnet Chilli Caramel (or Jelly)

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Although this site was named Souperior for my love of soup-making, it could very easily have been given a weakly punning title based on one of my other two great food loves – Preserves or Chillies (in fact it was … Continue reading →

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