Pan-Fried Potato Gnocchi with Chorizo, Prawns and Cherry Tomatoes

Ingredients (serves 4) olive oil 1 Mondo’s smoked chorizo, sliced 12 prawns, shelled and deveined ½ onion, finely diced 2 cloves garlic, crushed 250g cherry tomatoes, sliced in half chopped parsley for garnish Potato Gnocchi 600g Royal Blue potatoes pinch salt, pepper and nutmeg 50g grated parmesan ~80-100g fine Italian “00” flour pinch of salt, [...]

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Chorizo and Potato Tacos

Wheat Flour Tortilla Ingredients 900g Bread flour 240g Lard 2 tsp sea salt 2 cups water Method Put flour and lard into mixer bowl, mix until like bread crumbs. Make well in center. Mix sea salt with water and pour into well and mix until combined. Kneed lightly on floured bench till smooth. Cover with [...]

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Hearty Guinness Beef Stew

Ingredients (serves 4) 1 jar of Pretsel Vineyard Pickled Walnuts (quartered) 1kg lean beef (cheaper cuts fine, diced) 40g butter 2 tbsp olive oil 50g lean bacon, chopped 2 large brown onions, finely chopped 1 tbsp plain flour 2 cloves garlic peeled & crushed 1 bay leaf 1 x 440ml can Guinness or dark stout [...]

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Pickled Walnut & Cambray Blewe Salad Dressing

Ingredients 3 Pretsel Vineyard Pickled Walnuts 3 tbsps balsamic vinegar 2 tbsps locally grown olive oil Approx 3 tbsps Cambray Blewe cheese, crumbled or finely chopped Method Combine all and toss over your favourite leafy greens, sprouts or salad bits – especially tasty with pear & rocket salad. [from pretselvineyard.com]

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Hugo’s Patisserie – Chocolate Ganache tartlet

Pick of the Box for July goes to the Chocolate Ganache tartlet from Sophie at Hugo’s Patisserie, congratulations Sophie! The Chocolate Ganache tartlet scored 4.3 out of 5 stars. An honourable mention also goes to Roy’s Duck Jumplings which came in a very close second. You can now also buy Prawn and Pork Dumplings in [...]

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