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Serving a treat for Wimbledon

Leaker’s Bakery date and ginger scones

10:00am Thursday 24th June 2010

WIMBLEDON is to tennis what the Monaco Grand Prix is to Formula One and this week the tournament is underway once again.

Poached peaches with a muscat and pistachio sauce

11:15am Thursday 6th May 2010

THIS gorgeous summer dessert comes from the Olive Tree Cookery School at Morden, near Wareham.

Adam Foster's pollock fillet with ham hock and mustard

Adam Foster preparing pollock fillet with ham hock and whole grain mustard

9:10am Thursday 29th April 2010

Pollock fillet with ham hock and whole grain mustard is a speedy fish dish is perfect for a light summer supper.

Mat Follas's Lemon Chicken

11:28am Thursday 22nd April 2010

ITALIAN-inspired lemon and chicken goes together fantastically. It’s sweet, hot, garlicky comfort food – a lighter alternative to a traditional Sunday roast.

Mutton and turnip hotpot - Mark Hix

Mark Hix’s mutton and turnip hotpot

10:36am Thursday 8th April 2010

This is basically a Lancashire hot pot incorporating turnips as well as potatoes.

Dorset beef and ale pie - by Jamie Jones of Yalbury Cottage, Lower Bockhampton

Jamie Jones’s Dorset beef and ale pie

4:24pm Wednesday 31st March 2010

ILOVE this dish and it reminds me so much of my childhood. My mum would make beef stew in the slow cooker and she would make more than was needed.

Brown crab soup - by Nick Baines

10:53am Thursday 25th March 2010

LIVING on the coast we are fortunate enough to have access to some fantastic seafood, not least the often over-looked brown crab.

Ice cream with hokey pokey - by Mat Follas

Mat Follas’s ice cream with hokey pokey

4:48pm Wednesday 3rd March 2010

ICE cream is so easy if you follow this simple rule – double cream only.

Cauliflower cheese - by Mark Hix

10:37am Thursday 25th February 2010

This is one of my all-time great dishes, it’s the perfect comfort food and can be served all on its own as the perfect TV dinner.

Roasted squash sausage and sage risotto - by Giuseppe Sinaguglia of the Olive Tree Cookery School, Corfe Castle

Roasted squash sausage and sage risotto

11:08am Thursday 18th February 2010

THIS wonderfully tasty and simple rice dish is perfect and warming comfort food for a winter day. It serves four.






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