A traditional lasagne rosa cooked without white or béchamel sauce. This recipe was given to us by a lovely italian lady who likes cooking it in a tierra negra roasting tray. We were interested to see that she does not use any white or béchamel sauce. Her instructions call for making a slightly “watery” tomato
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A clay pot with a lid creates a naturally humid environment which is ideal for slow cooking baked potatoes. This simple method of cooking keeps the potato flesh moist and fluffy and produces a crunchy golden skin. The potato skin is a rich source of fibre which all too often is discarded because it is
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Many of us lucky gardeners have been rewarded with a bumper crop of apples and pears this autumn. Nothing really compares with the sheer joy of eating fresh fruit picked from the tree. If there is too much fruit to eat when it’s fresh then you can slice the apples and freeze them for use
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This salmon and vegetables is a wholesome dish which we have cooked many times in our home. Providing the vegetables are cut into finger-sized portions of about the same size, it can all be cooked in a clay dish in half an hour. With rice it makes a filling meal but, depending on the vegetables
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