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Previous Recipes of the Day: May
Friday 9 May
Poached Pear Galettes
These are exceptionally pretty to look at, and I like to serve them as a sweet ending to a special meal.
Thursday 8 May
Boston Baked Beans
This is how baked beans should be – the real American sort and not a bit like the ones that come in tins.
Wednesday 7 May
Gammon Steaks with White Wine and Gherkin Sauce
This is best made with the small sharply flavoured gherkins, not the large fat dill cucumbers, and some sharp English mustard would go well with it.
Tuesday 6 May
Feta Cheese, Spinach and Pine Nut Galettes
Galettes are very thin discs of flaky pastry which, unlike conventional tarts, have no sides. The concept is a good one because the pastry is barely there, yet it gives a light, very crisp background to all kinds of toppings, both savoury and sweet.
Monday 5 May
Watercress and Lancashire Cheese Bread
This blissfully easy bread is crunchy and crusty on the outside and soft and squidgy within. It is a treat served warm from the oven but can also be made ahead and re-heated. It even freezes well.
Sunday 4 May
Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Fresh Herbs
This is a good recipe for a dinner party as it’s easy to carve and serve. To serve eight, just double the ingredients using two fillets.
Saturday 3 May
Lemon Roulade
This is very light, fresh and lemony, with a lovely squidgy centre. If you have only one baking tin of the right size, you can make and bake one base at a time, by mixing half the base ingredients at a time. Don't make it as one big batch and bake them one after the other, as the raising agent will be lost as the mixture stands.
Friday 2 May
Seared Salmon Fillets with Puy Lentil Salsa
This is a wonderful way to cook salmon: easy and quick, giving a golden crusted outside whilst staying beautifully moist within. The lentil salsa is best made a few hours ahead to give all the flavours a chance to develop.
Thursday 1 May
Latin American Beef Stew with Marinated Red Onion Salad
This is very colourful and has lots of great flavours and textures – ideal for entertaining because all the vegetables are already in it, so all it needs is some plain rice.
