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on December 10, 2017

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Roast muntjac with red wine, rosemary and redcurrant & mustard mash recipe

Just in case you are reading this and wondering what on earth muntjac is: it's a type of deer, lighter and generally less gamey than venison with a very low fat content and a wonderful taste which I would compare to rare beef.

We get lots of muntjac in the area I live in as we are quite close to where muntjac originated. Well obviously not originally - originally they were from China but were brought to Bedfordshire in about 1900 by the Duke of Bedford.

Escapes and deliberate releases have resulted in a fairly wide spread of wild Reeves" Muntjac to give them their full name. Interesting fact - they are believed to be the oldest breed of deer with prehistoric remains found dating back to as long as 35 million years ago!
They are considered a serious threat to woodland management as they will eat almost any plant material and therefore I am occasionally offered haunches by a local gamekeeper who owns and manages a local ancient woodland.
So - onto cooking. You can slow cook it …

Sharks and sea turtles in Reef 2 :High Tide- DVD review

Half term is looming and I am faced with the prospect of a whole week with all of the children at home, almost certainly stuck indoors given the current monsoon conditions in my neck of the woods.

I know, I could pull on wellies and raincoats and go for a nice healthy (damp) yomp round the woods with them. But if you were even thinking of suggesting that you obviously have never met me in real life. I am that woman who doesn't much like walking even on the sunniest of days. The words "a", "Nice" and "walk" should never ever be put together in my opinion.

At a push I might load them into the car and take them to the local museum but on rainy days, especially in school holidays it is always rammed with soggy toddlers and harassed mothers with steamed up glasses and their best Joyce Grenfell voices on. "George. Don't do that." (Go google Joyce Grenfell if you have no clue what I'm talking about!)

So I was delighted when I was sent the l…

Celebrate Chinese New Year with this Slow Cooker Lemon Chicken Fakeaway Recipe

I love takeaways but there's no doubt ordering in too often can prove disastrous for my waist line and my wallet. Luckily it's simple to make some take-out faves easily and cheaply and if you add some convenience options and a crockpot it's almost as effort free too.

With Chinese New Year coming up on Friday February 16 we decided to celebrate the start of the Year of the Dog (early for blogging purposes of course!) with a fabulous Asian-inspired feast featuring zingy lemon chicken as the centre piece.

The recipe in full is further down but basically you throw chicken breast, honey, lemon juice, soy sauce, five spice and ginger into a slow cooker and switch it on then enjoy the wonderful aromas before you prepare the rest of the meal later in the day.

I decided to cheat and headed to my local supermarket to pick up microwave egg fried rice and vegetable chow mein mix to throw into a wok. I may have also cheated more and bought ready marinaded spare ribs even though they ar…

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