Recipes

Smoked ham and eggs make good partners – this tasty baked brunch or snack can be on the table in 15 minutes. Un-smoked ham may of course be used if preferred.
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“This dish, with white grapes, is part of the classic French repertoire.” The fish: Lemon sole, or petrale sole, brill, or turbot • PREP 30 mins • COOK 20 mins • SERVES 4
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Drop scones – also known as Scotch pancakes, or sometimes pikelets – are a smaller, thicker kind of pancake and they’re very versatile. They can be sweet or savoury and they’re often served warm for tea, spread with butter and honey or jam, or as an accompaniment to sweet and savoury dishes.
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These potato pancakes are a cross between a potato cake and a pancake and they’re very versatile. They are understandably popular in a wide range of dishes - here they’re given with a mini-fry, but they’re great used in the same way as the Northern Irish potato bread for all versions of the traditional cooked breakfast. And they’re delicious just served warm with a knob of butter, too.
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This recipe is the classic pairing of sole and Bénédictine liqueur, which is a brandy or cognac based herbal beverage produced in France. You can other flat fish fillets - plaice, brill or black sole - and sprouting broccoli is an ideal accompaniment in all cases.
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