I’ve created this pie with ready-to-roll pastry to make it as easy and non-time-consuming as possible. You can, of course, make your own pastry if you prefer, but the idea behind this is to keep it simple. Chestnut mushrooms are easily accessible and a perfect size for a chunky pie, when cut either in half…
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Vegan Cheese, Ham and Sundried Tomato Slices
These are basically vegan pasties, which is kind of like the Holy Grail of vegan junk food. At the time of writing this I haven’t been able to find any that you can buy (although the recent arrival of the Greggs sausage roll is a welcome step in the right direction). So, until the day…
Butternut Squash & Walnut Wellington
Christmas is the perfect occasion to be inventive with your cooking. You’ve got people coming around for the holidays. The whole family’s going to be there, so it’s time to impress. At least that’s one scenario. The other is that you’re the one doing the visiting, and we both know that your host is just…
Pan-Fried Pear Tart with Greek Style ‘Cheese’ and Redcurrant Jelly
This is a straight forward but great looking dish that you can make with ready-made puff pastry. Pears and cheese go very well together, in a salad as well as in something like this. This tart is sweet enough to almost be a dessert, but the savoury tanginess of the Greek cheese pulls it back…
