My Cotswold Kitchen

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The series is a celebration of food, friendship and fun- with easy to cook recipes for every occasion and handy tips and culinary hacks.

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Step into my Cotswold Kitchen.  Each week I will be joined by a cast of special friends including Sandi Toksvig, Alison Hammond, and chef Tommy Banks.  Each episode will be a unique culinary adventure as we share cherished recipes together. Beyond the kitchen, I will be celebrating my personal food heroes both locally and beyond

Melting Chocolate hack  
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Melting Chocolate hack  

Melting Chocolate hack Method 1: break it up into a heat-proof bowl and set it over a pan of simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl is not...

Prue & John’s Four Instant Trifles  
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Prue & John’s Four Instant Trifles  

Prue & John’s Four Instant Trifles Prep Time – 30 mins Cook Time – 10 mins Ingredients: Red fruit and Brandy Trifle Sponge Strawberries Raspberries Strawberry Jam Brandy Custard Cream...

Prue’s Coq au Vin
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Prue’s Coq au Vin

Prue’s Coq au Vin (Yolanda) Prep Time –  25 minutes Cook Time –  47 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients: 25 kg|3IB chicken, jointed into 8 pieces (pages 276-7) 290 ml|1/2 pint...

Tommy’s Hogget, Greens & Pesto
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Tommy’s Hogget, Greens & Pesto

Tommy’s Hogget, Greens & Pesto Never tried fermenting foods? Tommy Banks makes it simple. Ingredients 1x Hogget Rack, Two Bone Section. Hogget is meat from a sheep, not a hog....

John and Prue’s Slow-roasted tomato and goat’s curd galette
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John and Prue’s Slow-roasted tomato and goat’s curd galette

John and Prue’s Slow-roasted tomato and goat’s curd galette Prep Time – 25 minutes + 1 hour chilling time Cook Time –  2 hours and 35 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients:...

Prue’s Chocolate Hazlenut mayonnaise Cakes
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Prue’s Chocolate Hazlenut mayonnaise Cakes

Prue’s Chocolate Hazlenut mayonnaise Cakes Cook Time – 1 hour Serves 8-12 Ingredients: 30g cocoa powder 1tsp vanilla extract 160g mayonnaise 200g self-raising flour 200g caster sugar 1tsp baking powder...