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Good old fashioned Beef stew. What is there to say about it? Nourishing, thick, warming, tasty and packed with good stuff. Just the thing for the colder months. Economical too as it uses a cheaper cut of meat and root vegetables which as always gratifyingly reasonable. Increase the meat a little and you can feed an army.
We love celery soup. Celery is a fine thing; tall, proud and distinctive tasting, but heat mellows it, rounds the edges, seduces the non-celery lover into a helpless admirer. Marvellous. Neither Ian nor Alex are fans of raw celery, but they both love this soup. Really, they LOVE it. What’s even better? It couldn’t be easier to make.
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When August becomes September, there is a psychological shift from Summer to Autumn; not just that, but the weather is driving the point home. Summer’s almost gone. Nothing better when the wind is howling and your short sleeved tops are feeling a bit inadequate than making some warming mince with dumplings. Just to gently ease you back into seasonal comfort eating; reserving, of course, your right to return to salad and ice cream should an Indian Summer make an appearance.
This is not a finely tuned recipe, no disaster involving poor measuring can ruin this meal. This recipe is not the definitive recipe, it’s just a record of the way we like savoury mince.
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