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1 haunch of venison (about 1.5kg) 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced 3 shallots, peeled and sliced 5 crushed juniper berries fresh rosemary 2 bay leaves sprigs fresh thyme 350ml red wine oil Get your game dealer to remove the bone from the leg and place it (the meat!) in a large bowl. Keep [...]

1 ox heart, trimmed of sinew and excess fat seasoned flour oil 200g/ 8oz mushrooms, cut in quarters 1 onion 25g/ 1oz butter 2tsp tomato puree 200ml stock Cut the heart into approx 2cm chumks. Heat a large heavy based pan and add a little oil, lightly coat the heart chunks in the flour and [...]

This side dish is lovely served as a warm salad, simply toss it through a few wintery leaves and top with a slice of crumbly cheese. 850g/1lb 4oz Jerusalem artichokes 5 tbsp oil 1 tsp golden caster sugar 85g walnut halves 1 fat garlic clove, finely chopped handful of parsley leaves Peel artichokes with a [...]

1 tablespoon of oil 30g/1oz butter 1 medium onion, sliced 340g/12oz parsnips 1 teaspoon plain flour 425ml/3/4 pint vegetable stock 150ml/1/4 pint apple juice 1 bay leaf salt and freshly ground black pepper 1 dessert apple 2 teaspoons shredded fresh sage 170g/6oz cabbage, shredded 170g/60z shortcrust or wholemeal pastry beaten egg or milk to glaze [...]

450g/1lb waxy poatatoes salt and freshly ground black pepper 110g/ 4oz swede 1 small turnip 110g/ 4 oz carrot 1 medium onion 3 tablespoons olive oil chopped fresh parsley, to garnish Peel the potatoes, cut them into even-sized pieces and parboil in salted water for 3 minutes. Cut the swede, turnip and carrot into similar [...]

2 tablespoons of oil 1 large onion, sliced 1 carrot, chopped 2 sticks of celery, chopped 225g/ 8oz mushrooms 140g/5oz brown lentils 290ml/ 1/2 pint vegetable stock 1 x 225g/ 8oz can of chopped tomatoes salt and freshly ground black pepper   For the topping 55g/2oz fresh wholemeal breadcrumbs 30g/1oz pinenuts, chopped 30g/1oz pumpkin seeds [...]

375g block all-butter puff pastry flour, for dusting 300g/10 oz mixed wild mushrooms or just 1 type, cleaned and sliced 25g Anster cheese, finely grated small handful of parsley leaves, chopped 1 garlic clove, finely chopped 1 egg, beaten Role out the pastry on a floured surface and cut out 4 circles, about 15cm wide. [...]

  3 leeks, trimmed and sliced diagonally 4 tbsp butter, melted 100g Anster cheese 2 tbsp chopped chives 4 tbsp coarse breadcrumbs 1 x 300ml pot creme fraiche Preheat the oven to 180C, fan 160C, gas 4. Scatter the leeks in a shallow ovenproof baking dish, toss with half the butter, season and cover with [...]

This is a lovely dish for a light lunch or a chunky winter starter.If black pudding doesn’t appeal use 8 good quality sausages instead. 1 tsp oil 200g/80z or 8 rashers smoked bacon, cut into pieces 600g/1lb 50z red cabbage, shredded butter, for frying 4 large rounds of black pudding 2 eating apples, cored and [...]

International Food Sovereignty Day to Cool Down the Earth – 5th December 2011, Durban, South Africa We call on all farmers’ movements and organizations, rural workers, landless people and all the food sovereignty movement to join us for an international day of mass action on the 5th of December 2011, during the COP 17 civil [...]