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No rants this week

29 November 2017 by Julie Biuso Leave a Comment

No rants this week, just a rave. Yes, it’s Jersey Benne time and I’m eating my fill. I do have rather a lot to say about them though, some things you might agree with, others you may not not, and some helpful tips to ensure you produce perfectly cooked DRY potatoes. Ewww I hate slimy spuds, especially leftovers. Read about them, if for no other reason than to be nosy! Jersey Bennes Oh, and I can’t decide whether to give them capital letters or not. Yesterday when I wrote the copy about them, I kept the name in lower case (jersey bennes) but today, it’s Jersey Bennes. Someone will bleat at me about it I expect.

Talking about leftovers, how to fry up leftover potatoes? Do you get a better result using butter or oil, or a mix of both? Sizzled Potatoes

I’ve also brought back a great recipe I first posted when I started Shared Kitchen (December 2015). Buttery New Potatoes & Asparagus This is a great dish for Christmas day, but also for any day in spring or early summer while asparagus is still around.

My fave recipe of the week is Crispy Lamb Cutlets with Pea Mash & Golden Onions. It’s gorgeous, and with its fresh and minty flavours with sneaky dots of chilli, and crusty succulent fleshed lamb cutlets, it’s a real expression of spring. Frozen peas are great, and as they are snap-frozen in the field they usually contain more nutrients than ‘fresh’ peas, which may have been in the fruit & vege shop for several days. BUT I urge you not to buy frozen minted baby peas. The mint has been mucked around with and smells weird and tastes medicinal. Far better to nip a few leaves off your own plant (or off your neighbour’s one!) so you can enjoy fresh mint as it should be.

Enjoy your week. And remember to use Shared Kitchen for all your recipe dilemmas (OMG what am I going to serve with drinks/for dinner/for lunch, or what could I take as a shared plate???). Simply go to the Home Page of Shared Kitchen and select Recently Posted and scroll through the pages until something leaps out and says EAT ME (which translates as COOK ME). HaHa!

Julie

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