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Entries Tagged as 'cheese'

An Early Valentines Meal

February 7th, 2010 · No Comments

Ricotta & Parsley Ravioli with Tomato & Cream Sauce
The offer of some Valentine themed goodies from our friends at Interflora and a cooking apron from our latest chums at The Last detail, prompted us to cook up something which would make an ideal romantic dinner for two. Besides, it was the day before the day [...]

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Tags: Main Course · Starter · Vegetarian · cheese · pasta

Pan Heggerty

January 11th, 2010 · 3 Comments

If our recent trip to Prague is anything to go by, it would appear the only vegetarian option available in the Czech Republic is deep fried Edam with boiled potatoes. Nothing wrong with that of course – cheese and spuds are two of my favourite food groups especially if the former is heavily grated over [...]

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Tags: Side Dish · Vegetarian · cheese

Variation on Seupa Vapellenentse

December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

Kale, Cheese & Bread Soup
For what is essentially a soggy cheese and cabbage sandwich, this is very, very tasty.

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Tags: Main Course · Soup · cheese

Cheesy Lemons with Basil Oil

December 5th, 2009 · No Comments

I found this Lemony Cheese delight in a back issue of the excellent Donna Hay magazine – the eponymous title from food editor, best-selling cookery writer, and from what I can gather, Queen of Australia.

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Tags: Baking · Main Course · Side Dish · Starter · Vegetarian · cheese · unusual foods

Potted Cheese

December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

As with the mackerel, so with the cheese. It was in the same Fearnley-Whittingstall spread* as the potted mackerel and required cheese, butter and a splash of vin rouge or some vine-based glug, thereby having all the markings of a winner about it. The man himself suggested you play with the recipe and use whichever [...]

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Tags: Snack · Starter · cheese · unusual foods

Review: Abel & Cole Godminster Vintage Cheddar

November 26th, 2009 · No Comments

We were so impressed by the chocolate coloured wax casing of this fine cheddar when it arrived from our friends at A&C that we immediately took it down to north meadow and photographed it among the wild fritillaries. We have a particular fondness for cheese here at Yumblog Hall so we stayed pure and did [...]

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Review: Abel & Cole Gorgonzola Dolce

October 22nd, 2009 · No Comments

If you follow the link you’ll discover this young Gorgonzola came to us from Sardinia via Acton.
Roasted Tomato and Gorgonzola Tarts with Balsamic Vinegar Caramel

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Tags: Baking · Main Course · Reviews · Side Dish · Snack · Starter · Vegetarian · cheese

Stinking Bishop with Jersey Royals

June 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments

A couple of weeks ago we had a slap up anniversary feed at St John in Smithfield, and this dish was on the menu. Obviously visiting the home of ‘Nose to Tail eating’ and plumping for the vegetarian option is like… (Note to Blogger-D: Please insert apt and amusing analogy here.) (Note to Blogger-R: Can’t [...]

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Tags: Main Course · Vegetarian · cheese

Baked Herbed Ricotta with Roasted Tomatoes

June 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

The plan is at some stage to make our own Ricotta from the whey left over from Yumblog Amalgamated Dairy Industries yoghurt-making enterprise. However I suspect the quantities involved will be minute and certainly a lot smaller than our massive combined appetites.

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Tags: Baking · Brunch · Eggs · Main Course · Vegetarian · cheese

Labne

June 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments

The obsession with yoghurt continues – this time using it to fashion a traditional Middle Eastern-style cheese called Labne. Once made it is rolled into small balls, coated with fresh herbs, placed in a jar and covered with olive oil. Simple and delicious.

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Tags: Vegetarian · cheese

Potato, Carrot & Feta Rosti with Herbed Yoghurt Sauce

June 2nd, 2009 · 3 Comments

I got this recipe from an article called ‘Five ways with potatoes’ in this months OFM. Nigel Slater calls it ‘Potato pancakes with herb and youghurt sauce‘ but I changed the name as for me the feta was the main event and therefore deserved higher billing. I’m also not sure my brain can accommodate yet [...]

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Tags: Main Course · Vegetarian · cheese

Welsh Rarebit

May 4th, 2009 · No Comments

Spelled rarebit. Pronounced rabbit. Tastes delicious. Incidentally this cheesy delight can also be used in the construction of an Illinois delicacy known as a Horseshoe Sandwich (aka Freedom Sandwich). To make one simply take a thick slice of toasted bread and top with a quantity of cooked meat (hamburger/deep fried pork tenderloin/chicken/etc.). Next cascade with [...]

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Tags: Brunch · Snack · cheese

Mediterranean Vegetable Pie

May 3rd, 2009 · 6 Comments

There’s that fork again.

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Halloumi Wrapped in Red Pepper

April 8th, 2009 · No Comments

In accordance with government guidelines and the criteria laid down by the Foods Standards Agency (FSA) (and because you are all, dear readers, lazy obese mollycoddled porcine cretins incapable of making a decision unless the myriad complexities of an issue are reduced to a simple 3-digit number) yumblog will in future state the calorific value [...]

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Tags: Main Course · Side Dish · Vegetarian · cheese

Baked Feta Parcel

March 6th, 2009 · No Comments

Yet more allegations that Yumblog, 42, has been having a sordid (and utterly predictable) affair with a desperate publicity-seeking blonde slapper, 37. This is of course untrue, and to prove our innocence we bribed bought Mrs Yumblog, 33, a fucking massive diamond ring from fucking Theo Fennell!

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Tags: Side Dish · Vegetarian · cheese

Cauliflower & Cheddar Soup

February 21st, 2009 · 3 Comments

… or cauliflower cheese in liquid form. A perfect winter warmer for the snowiest (and therefore the most exciting) day in 18 years.

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Tags: Soup · Starter · Vegetarian · cheese

Mozzarella

February 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments

Ok, pay attention. Blogger D’s archaeologist sister (from hereonin known as ‘Sherdkicker T’) came to Yumblog Towers for dinner. She brought along her ‘friend’ who is also an archaeologist and so for continuity should be known as ‘Sherdkicker J-P’. However Sherdkicker J-P is a handsomely moustached Frenchman and so perhaps needs to be translated as [...]

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Tags: Vegetarian · cheese

Cheese Straws

January 5th, 2009 · 6 Comments

The first rule of owning a freezer is always have some puff pastry in it. Other than that you can include what you want, though be sure to have at least one novelty ice-cube tray. Here at Yumblog Mansions it’s a toss-up between the Lego piece tray and the green Ampelmann tray, though for the [...]

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Tags: Baking · Snack · Vegetarian · cheese

Cheesy Baked Cod with Avocado

December 16th, 2008 · No Comments

A delicate piece of cod smothered with cream and cheddar and then baked along with avocado – now this is a retro dish the great and terrifying Fanny would be proud of.

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Tags: Fish · Main Course · Seafood · cheese

GREGG WALLACE!’s Pumpkin Fondue

November 2nd, 2008 · 6 Comments

It’s a Hallowe’en tradition at Yumblog Cottage to celebrate the 31st October with this pumpkin fondue devised by the mighty GREGG WALLACE! himself. I say tradition, we made it for the first time last year, however, it is so tasty I am sure we’ll tucking into it again in 2009*

Phwaaaar!

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Tags: Hallowe'en · Main Course · Vegetarian · cheese

Cicatelli with Spinach, Cream & Gorgonzola

October 28th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The clocks went back this weekend and suddenly it was winter. Time to lay down some much needed winter fat* to sustain us through the long chill months ahead, and what better way then eating refined carbohydrate swimming in cheese and cream.

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Cheese Scones

October 28th, 2008 · No Comments

And so it came to pass in dying chill days of October that the idea of soup for lunch started to grow in its appeal and so it was that a pair of Thermos was bought. And then Blogger D did make a rather tasty spinach and rosemary soup. And it had been recommended even [...]

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Tags: Baking · Vegetarian · cheese

Sirniki (Cottage Cheese Cakes)

October 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

A Russian recipe book lurks on the shelf and is occasionally leafed through, only to be returned to its lofty post due to lack of enthusiasm for heavy egg and pastry-based repast. But then one day I happen upon these chaps and I remember super tasty chewy cheese bun/cake things eaten on the mean streets [...]

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Tags: Main Course · Russian · Starter · Vegetarian · cheese

Yuckblog 3: Attack a Snak v Lunch Pack

September 25th, 2008 · 8 Comments

It was obvious from the outset that this was going to be an unfair contest as these products are intended for two very different markets. One is a collection of processed junk cynically targeted at children and the other a holy trinity of ‘Trusted Brands®‘ marketed to grown-ups.

‘Delicious hot or cold’

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Tags: cheese · yuckblog

Minestrone Soup

September 13th, 2008 · 5 Comments

As 10 CC once said: “Life is a minestrone wrapped up in Parma ham/cheese. Death is an old D’Artagnan, suspenders in deep freeze”. Or something like that.

Purple Podded Peas from Gwydwr’s garden

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Tags: Main Course · Soup · Starter · Vegetarian · cheese

Cheese & Sun-Dried Tomato Cakes

August 26th, 2008 · 5 Comments

What do you do when you want to contribute something to a party being held in the name of a 1 year old but which quite naturally will be dominated by adults drinking wine and getting the munchies. And when the mother of the host is a fantastic cook and will have covered all bases [...]

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Tags: Baking · Vegetarian · cheese

Marrow & Goat’s Cheese Gratin

August 4th, 2008 · 4 Comments

This weekend’s planned camping trip to Whitstable had to be cancelled because of the shitty and weirdly biblical weather we are having this summer. So I found myself on a Sunday afternoon at the beginning of August wanting nothing more than to curl up on the sofa in a dressing gown and eat comforting wintery [...]

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Parmesan Custards with Anchovy Toasts

July 28th, 2008 · 5 Comments

Blogger-D was lucky enough to have a free work jolly to Le Café Anglais last Christmas and said the food was some of the best she’d ever tasted. Blogger-R unfortunately has yet to be offered such a generous perk and so has had to content himself with making this – Rowley Leigh’s ’signature’ dish of [...]

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Tags: Eggs · Fish · Starter · cheese

Spaghetti with Aubergine, Mozzarella & Basil

June 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I came across this Loyd Grossman recipe whilst driving my decrepit G4 along the Information Super Highway. Obviously Mr Grossman recommends we use one of his jars of special authentic Italian-style tomato pasta sauces, but (equally obviously) if you’re taking the time and trouble to cook a meal from scratch, what’s the point?

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Goat’s Cheese Ravioli

June 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Another recipe from the mighty Yotam Ottolenghi. Perfect for an anniversary meal. x

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Goat’s Cheese, Roasted Pepper & Basil Pasta

June 24th, 2008 · 3 Comments

This recipe involved the dazzling debut of our latest item of kitchen equipment – a Black Iron Omelette Pan bought for the bargain price of £7.60. It came from Dentons Catering Equipment Ltd – a magnificent shop crammed with professional quality cooking gear and definitely worth a pilgrimage – providing you can tolerate the multitude [...]

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Tags: Main Course · Vegetarian · cheese

Feta & Mint Bread

June 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Regrettably, and I feel unreasonably, Tower Hamlets Council won’t let us keep sheep on the balcony so making our own feta cheese is out of the question. We do however have a healthy and ever-expanding mint plant and so at least were able to locally source half the ingredients in the title.

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Tags: Baking · Bread · Vegetarian · cheese

Spring Vegetables with Barley

May 7th, 2008 · 4 Comments

It was in the Guardian magazine and looked tasty and wholesome which is just the thing when you wake up on Saturday morning feeling less than complete and utterly narked by the complete idiocy of the London electorate in voting for an upper class Tory idiot cos he made them laugh on the telly and [...]

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Tags: Asparagus · Main Course · Vegetarian · cheese

Squash Soup with Emmental and Cannellini Beans

May 6th, 2008 · No Comments

What to do with a squash, that eternal question. Should I bake it, fry it, foam it, render it into a mere suggestion as accompaniment to something less orange, or should I take the soup route. Like the silk road but gloopier, the soup route will inevitably involve stock, garlic and onions, the very essence [...]

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Tags: Main Course · Soup · Starter · Vegetarian · cheese

Yellow Pepper, Goats Cheese & Spinach Lasagne

May 4th, 2008 · No Comments

The front page of Ken Livingstone’s campaign website is frozen in pre-election time with the simple message ‘Don’t vote for a joke. Vote for London’. Shamefully, it seems Londoners (or at least the 45% who could be bothered to get off their arses to vote) fancied a bit of a laugh. Anyway, this depressing result [...]

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Tandoori Cauliflower

April 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Regrettably the dodgy photograph below does not do this recipe any justice. Even the desperate and clumsy application of random photoshop filters has failed to give an impression of the deliciousness of this dish.

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Tags: Asian · Main Course · Vegetarian · cheese

Tandoori Paneer

April 13th, 2008 · No Comments

For those of you not in the know and unwilling to look it up on Wikipedia, paneer is a cottage cheese used in South Asian cooking. It can either be crumbly or in block form, doesn’t contain rennet and so is completely vegetarian, and refuses to melt when heated. It has a good texture but [...]

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Twice-Baked Cheese Soufflés

March 30th, 2008 · No Comments

Working until 7 on a Friday is never what I would class as fun. And when there’s a gig to go to then even less so – a gig with a 10pm curfew too. So I got to the pub at 7.30, inhaled two pints of Pilsner Urquell and then to the gig. The Only [...]

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Tags: Baking · Eggs · Main Course · Starter · Vegetarian · cheese

Sweet Potato & Goat’s Cheese Rosti

March 18th, 2008 · No Comments

In the U.S. the sweet potato is incorrectly referred to as a yam. But there again it’s the land where they call aubergines – eggplants, courgettes – zucchini, biscuits – cookies, jam – jelly, jelly – jello, and torture – water boarding. That said, it’s not technically a potato either. It’s sweet though.

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Tags: Brunch · Main Course · Vegetarian · cheese

Courgette & Feta Cakes with a Dill Yoghurt Sauce

March 16th, 2008 · No Comments

WARNING: In order to prepare this dish you’ll have to master the subtle art of crumbling feta cheese. But don’t worry, if you find this daunting and would like guidance, there is a website to help you. If you need help with grating the courgette or holding a spoon then I’m afraid you’re on your [...]

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