Bacon and egg pie
Bacon and egg pie I remember going on picnics as a child when we’d drive to the picnic spot and then stay inside the car eating sandwiches and doughnuts because it was raining too hard, even for...
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Apple and mincemeat pie Yesterday I posted the fruitalicious Apple and lemon mincemeat recipe and an enormous jar of it is maturing in my utility room for this Christmas’ mince pie orgy. However, I...
View ArticleMeaty mince pies for Santa
A meaty mince pie It’s the night before the night before Christmas and if Father Christmas has any sense, he is fitting snow chains to his sleigh and fog lights to the reindeers. If he has a lot of...
View ArticleA Merry Christmas and a mini mince pie to all
Mini lemon almond mince pies And so I am at home, ensconced in the bosom of my family, considering the merits of Quality Street over Roses and waiting for my sherry glass to be refilled. But there is...
View ArticleMushroom and tarragon pies
Mushroom and tarragon pies Let’s time travel again, back to Christmas when I served up Meaty mince pies to my friends. Tentative interest turned into a battle for the last warm mince pie and there was...
View ArticleApple and quince paste pie with a Manchego cheese crust
Apple and quince paste pie It’s 3 weeks until I go to Ballymaloe and I’m working hard to use up all the half bags and rusting tins of food that I’ve gathered around me for the past couple of...
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Gala pork pie If there was a silver lining to the sloe gin taste off, it was the gala pork pie we used to line our stomachs. We actually ate it as a light starter and then followed it with a full...
View ArticleBacon and egg pie revisited
The bacon and egg pie is under attack Back in 2009, when it was all fields and forests around here, I posted a recipe for bacon and egg pie. It was a recipe I used to make every week when I worked in...
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