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Rice & Pulses

Pandora’s Croquette

Pandora's Croquette

The croquette (from the French croquer, “to crunch”) The art of cooking can be simple or complex. As a child I always wanted to know how a scotch egg was made, I had eaten them but found the practical side to making them a complete nightmare. But then I learnt the secret and now they are simple and delicious, if done correctly. So it goes to show that something that looks simple can be complex. A croquette is a wonderful little crisp surprise and one of our favourites. We all know the bland frozen potato croquettes but there are so many

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Spanish Pork and Rice (Paella Style) (with video)

Spanish Pork and Rice (Paella Style) (with video)

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElFv_ktQP2g]Today Elora and Ciara were cooking a simple but delicious meal: Spanish Pork & Rice in a Paella style. Simple ingredients and easy to follow… it might take a bit of time (around 50 minutes) as you need to follow the different steps in sequence, but easy… very easy This is home-cooking style and guarantees a happy belly and a big smile. You can use chicken instead of pork and spice up with oregano and lots of flat parsley or rosemary if you are into herbs. The Magick touch… a little bit of chorizo to bring that authentic spanish flavour

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