offal

Lamb Ciste
3rd April 2016

Tucking into some boiled mutton last week simply gave me more of a taste for lamb and made me determined to try this traditional Irish recipe for Easter. A lamb ciste* …


Chicken Liver and Pumpkin Pate
20th September 2015

A recent health glitch involving the gallbladder I had removed when I was 18 means I've been stuck in the house recuperating for the last week or so. In between …


Cow Foot and Meatball Soup
4th May 2015

  I have long since had a conflict about cow foot. On the one hand I adore the rich beefy broth it makes when you simmer it slowly, but on the …


White Pudding Stuffed Cabbage Leaves
15th March 2015

  I used to be such a black pudding fan until I went fodmap, but I'd completely neglected its close cousin, the white pudding. Made from oats, onions and pork fat, …


Iberian Baked Beans
12th March 2015

  Brixton is becoming well known for its links with the Iberian peninsula thanks to the large Portuguese population and newer Spanish residents. Stores like A&C Deli on Atlantic Road and …


Slow Cooker Mondongo
1st January 2015

I am a person who gets hangovers. Even as a teenager when everyone else around me seemed to be able to drink cheap vodka mixed with battery acid on an …


Zombie Nuggets
17th April 2012

As you probably know from reading the blog, I seem to have unofficially become offal crazy. For me it's partly because I'm on a tight budget and offal is cheap …


Stuffed Pork Hearts
14th February 2012

It may have come to your attention that Valentine's Day is upon us again. My reaction to the sea of helium balloons, fluffy teddy bears, reduced priced fizz, enormous boxes …


Haggis Stuffed Onions
25th January 2012

I love Burns' Night. Not only is it a welcome night of revelry in the grey gloom of January, it's an excuse to enjoy the delights of haggis (and mash). …


Dutch Split Pea Soup
17th January 2012

I am not the shopping fiend I used to be. I can spend all day trekking up and down the West End and come home with nothing to show for …


Pig Tail Pie
20th October 2011

After our all too brief dalliance with summer, autumn is upon us once more. Some might moan, but it's my favourite time of the year. Crisp sunny days, scuffly crunchy …


Steak and Kidney Pudding
15th February 2011

I love suet. I know it's as unfashionable as lard these days, but I love the stuff. A fluffy suet dumpling on top of a rich stew is such a …



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