Finger lickin' good: Spicy fish fingers

Posted by Paul Heathcote on July 23, 2007 5:18 PM

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Spicy Fish Fingers

AS A child, I used to love fish fingers but my mother often told me off for putting them in between a slice of bread with tomato ketchup.

However, as Jamie Oliver has made it famous, I doubt whether she would scold me now. Here is a grown-up version that tastes great with ketchup or a good garlicky mayonnaise.

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A mere trifle?: Sherry Trifle

Posted by Paul Heathcote on July 13, 2007 10:41 PM

I LOVE old-fashioned desserts – sherry trifle seems to have faded from grace in most restaurants, perhaps as it has been done so badly for too many years.

Few people know how to make a fresh English custard – I am afraid there is no packet powder in this one.

If you do not want to use raspberries, use some over-ripe strawberries which are plentiful or mix the two together. For a change you may want to add a few drops of elderflower cordial to the cream – it works surprisingly well.

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Wine with this dish: Sherry Trifle

Posted by Paul Heathcote on July 13, 2007 10:20 PM

IF YOU can by-pass the confusingly long names on the label, quality wines from Germany are making a comeback.

This rare Albiger Hundskopf – Huxelrebe Beerenauslese 2002 is made from late harvested Huxelrebe grapes, and has a luscious honeyed sweetness and delicate acidity that marries perfectly with the scrumptious blend of flavours in the sherry trifle.

Priced £9.95 from The Purple Wine Co, tel: 0151 239 5025.

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Perfect potatoes: BBQ Hot New Potato Skewers with Mint, Coriander & Coconut

Posted by Paul Heathcote on July 6, 2007 12:26 PM

BBQ Hot New Potato Skewers with Mint, Coriander & Coconut

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Wine with this dish: BBQ Hot New Potato Skewers with Mint, Coriander & Coconut

Posted by Paul Heathcote on July 6, 2007 12:17 PM

NO BBQ is complete this summer without a decent bottle of rosé, such as this Chateau Lalande-Meric Rose AC Bordeaux 2005.
It has high Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot content, which gives the wine tremendous structure and delicious fresh raspberry and strawberry fruit flavours.

Priced £5.99, from www.purplewine.co.uk

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