Going The Extra Meal

Approximate cooking time 4 hours slow cook; 20 minutes prep time and 20 minutes baking the pie .  Total time: 4 H 40 minutes.   2 shoulder of lamb (or fresh locally grown pygmy goat meat)    4 cardamom pods   3 sticks of  cinnamon   2 whole star anise   10 cloves of garlic   50 g palm sugar   7 dried figs   Parsley   Mixed Peppercorns   Rock Salt   1 inch  Ginger    A  Handful of  Capers    White Wine 1 cup   Pumpkin (or squash) - 500g   Potatoes  -  4 large   500g Puff pastry   Linseed    Method   Rub the shoulder of lamb (or goat) with peppercorns, salt, chopped ginger, and   leave to marinate in the  wine,  parsley, and capers for at least 4 hours or overnight.   Peel and chop the squash and potatoes and add to the dish. ...

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The risotto is an easy dish that can be made in advance when you have guests. It can be finally warmed in a microwave oven to warm before serving. Ingredients 4 persons 400 g Arborio rice Half a cooked corn-fed chicken 1 onion 1 garlic clove Coconut cream 300 ml 1/2 tsp cumin 1/2 tsp cardamom 200g white mushrooms 150 g frozen baby sweetcorn Olive oil for frying Method 1) Use a half cooked chicken. Tear the meat away from the carcass, mix with some cumin and set aside 2) Fry mushrooms in hot oil and set aside 3) In the same pan, fry onions and garlic, and then roast the rice until brownish. Add the spices and fry for 1 more minute 4) Add 1 liter of fresh chicken stock slowly, letting the rice absorb all the juices. Add the thawed sweetcorn 5) When the rice is al-dente, leaving only slightly underdone, add the coconut cream and continue to cook until absorbed. 6) Set the rice aside until required for use 7) Warm in a microwave a...

Happy New year to all my faithful friends. Let this be a new year filled with joy and prosperity Just last night I had some father-daughter time and so decided to get down and bake for my wife who is expecting our second child in the coming days. I must say my daughter has it in her to be in the kitchen; he is a brilliant assistant. She does all the food tasting ;) Here is a recipe of a cookie I tried (and hopefully you'll like) with some items I found in my cupboard which had not git used up over the Xmas holidays Oat 'so Cookie Yields 6 2 eggs 150g Rock Sugar 250 g Oats 75g chopped cooking Fairtrade chocolate 150g  Organic Peanut Butter 1/2 teaspoon raising agent (bicarbonate of soda could work also) In a small bowl cream the sugar and peanut butter until light and fluffy Beat eggs and add to the mixture by pouring in slowly Add the oats and mix. Place on a greased baking dish set apart and slightly press down Bake in a hot oven (app 180-200C) for 6...