Warm Courgette Salad

My Finance Manager brought in a whole bagful of courgettes from his allotment. Picked this morning and I got to choose some to bring home.Fresh courgettes, sliced, cooked in garlicky olive oil, with a touch of lemon zest and some thyme flowers from our garden. The garlic slices caramelised and made a nice, sticky base. …

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Blackened – on purpose – Tuna Steaks

Yesterday was a very nice day. Because I did some of the food shopping on Friday, we didn't have so much to do. The Football and the prep for the Football and then the Football appeared to keep a lot of the people off the streets, although this did mean that people who don't usually …

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Sweet Olive Oil Bread

This is an Italian recipe called Pissota, and I have a great deal of time for it. It was given to me many years ago by an Italian lady called G and the first time I made it just the smell of the batter made me happy.PissotaMakes 1 loaf4 eggs1 cup sugar (you can probably …

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