The bank holiday weekend is here at last so here are a couple of recipes for a very quick feast - just so you don't starve while you're campaigning to keep us in the EU.
ASPARAGUS & BROAD BEAN RISOTTO - feeds 4 - takes under 30 mins all in
750ml chicken stock (strong) plus 50ml dry she…
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I promised you all my Recipe du Jour so here it is:
KIPPERS WITH RED HERRINGS
Ingredients:
Several thousand Kippers.
1 Master Chef
A number of facts relating to the EU to be coarsely chopped into a large pile of Red Herrings
Method:
The Master Chef needs to be well soused …
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