The River Alde
To finish off 2015 I went with a walk with friends along the River Alde from Snape in the direction of Iken Church. It was a beautiful day and the […]
Tag Archives: charcuterie
Creme de Cassis and Christmas Day Pizza
Earlier in the summer I made some creme de cassis especially for Christmas. For some reason I think it is classy to have kir royale with your pizza on Christmas […]
Home-made Prosciutto
Back last autumn/winter I started making some prosciutto from a leg of our British Lop pigs – see here for a brief mention. It isn’t too hard to make. You […]
Smoked ham hock terrine
Eugine Panevin (genie_187 on Instagram) made a lovely looking hock terrine and kindly provided me with the guidelines. I happened to have some hocks and trotters in the freezer and […]
Speck
The spalla I cured was good, but I think the speck may be even better. It is the same cure and method, but I smoked it for 8 hours. See […]
Boudin Noir with Apple – and a dash of cognac
I have tried another two recipes for black pudding over the past two weeks in my quest for my favourite recipe. This one from epicurious, which is super-easy and quick […]
Parsley, Lemon and Pancetta Spaghetti
Quick easy, delicious dinner. Ingredients: spaghetti, pancetta, onion, garlic, pinenuts, juice and zest of a lemon, flat leafed parsley, olive oil. Slowly cook the diced onion, crushed garlic and diced […]
Home-cured Spalla
Our spalla is ready. I am so excited by it I keep squeaking! Spalla: (recipe from the River Cottage book of Curing and Smoking by Stephen Lamb). Cure ingredients – […]
Smoked Back Bacon and Pancetta – take 2
I am making some more bacon and pancetta. I hope that this time I will manage to avoid maggot-gate (and here) by using my gamesafes. This time I am trying […]
Pepper-cured pork loin
I have been curing some meat – with slightly more success than the pancetta! I have made some pepper-cured tenderloin – recipe adapted from Steven Lamb Curing and Smoking. The […]
