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The Vicar’s Wife’s Cook Book
Elisa Beynon

Dedication

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Table of Contents

Title Page

Dedication

Introduction

Sunday Lunch

Spring and summer

Spring-scented Chicken

Honeyed Baby Carrots

Jersey Royal Potatoes in Chives and Butter

A Warm Salad of Summery Baby Green Vegetables

Lemon and Raspberry Tart

Roast Pork with Crackling and Gingered Pears

Mustard Mash

Roasted Carrots with Thyme

White Cabbage, Leek and Fennel Cooked in Garlicky White Wine

Summer Fruit Charlotte and Clotted Cream

Leg of Lamb with Cumin, Lemon and Mint

Houmous Dressing

Roasted Fennel and Leeks

Traffic-light Quinoa

Spinach Salad

King of Puddings

Salmon Stuffed with Herbs and Garlic

Roasted Baby Potatoes

Green Salad with Broad Beans and Goat’s Cheese

Panettone Trifle

Fresh Crab Cannelloni

Mini Pavlovas with Passion Fruit Curd and Cream

Autumn and winter

January Chicken

Stir-fried Pak Choi with Sesame Seeds

Mincemeat-stuffed Baked Apples

Beef Stew

Rarebit Toasts

Lemon Rice Pudding

Roast beef

The Roast Potatoes

Carrot and Cumin Purée

Two Cabbages with Apple and Red Onion

Toffee and Apple Crumble

Duck Legs with Port and Cranberries

Celeriac and Potato Gratin

Celeriac and Potato Mash

Turnips and Leeks with Honey, Coriander and Soy

Winter Fruit Pie

Partridge with Pear and Onion Confit

Pancetta Colcannon

The Trimmings

Tangerine Surprise Pudding

Dinner For Friends

Fish

Guacamole-encrusted Tuna

Roasted Red Onion and Tomatoes

Griddled Courgettes in Garlic and Parsley Dressing

White Chocolate and Raspberry Crème Brûlée

Warm Smoked Trout Fillets in a Horseradish and Chive Cream Sauce

Garlicky Potatoes in Rosemary and Pancetta

Green and Red Salad

Lavender Shortbread with Blackberries in Muscat and Lemon Cream

Plaice in Soured Cream and Chives and Baby Jersey Royal Potatoes in Caviar

Baked Peaches in Spiked Raspberry Purée

Pan-roasted Halibut on Clam Stew

Gooseberry and Elderflower Custard

Tagliolini with Salmon, Scallops and Pancetta

Baked Apricots with Amaretti Biscuits

Poultry and meat

Chicory, Pear and Pancetta Salad

Poussin with Boursin and Bacon

Leeky Mash

Maman’s Tarte aux Fraises

Honeyed Ham with Pink Grapefruit Salsa

Fried Potatoes with Soured Cream and Chives

Blackberry and Blueberry Eton Mess

Lamb Shanks Braised in Red Wine

Flageolet Beans with Garlic

Sticky Bread and Butter Pudding

Oxtail in Porter

White Chocolate and Amaretti Ice Cream

Vegetarian

Butternut Squash and Porcini Risotto

Pear Chocolate Betty

Comté Cheese Fondue with Roasted Squashes

Wild Mushroom and Goat’s Cheese Soufflé

Lamb’s Lettuce and Walnut Salad

Almond Cake with Poached Damsons

Weekday Suppers

Monday-night Risotto

Courgette, Mint and Pea Risotto

Kitchen Carbonara

My Hairdresser’s Pasta

One-pan Chicken

Fennel – scented Chicken

Cheat’s Salmon Fishcakes

Creamy Smoked Haddock Puff Pastry Pie

A Proper Midweek Stew

A Richer Lamb Stew

A Quick and Easy Fish Stew

Storecupboard Stew

Posh Spice Curry

Debbie’s Thai Curry

Thai Jasmine Rice

My Sausage and Mash

Herby Pork Chops with Roasted New Potatoes

Cod with Smoky-sweet Salsa and Warm Puy Lentil Salad

Superfood Supper

My Tortilla

Rancheros Eggs

Berger Lamb

Italian Polpette

Cumin-spiced Lamb Chops with Butter Bean Mash

Lamb Kebabs with Greek Salad and Tzatziki

Lemon-curd Creams

Summer Fruit Brûlée

Orange-scented Strawberries

Ricotta and Raspberries

Charentais and Stem Ginger

Flexible Food

Brunch

Houmous

An Un-fried Fry-up

De-constructed Eggs Royale

Sausage Salad

Soft-boiled Duck Eggs and Dippers

Welsh Girl’s Sausages