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Caldarroste or Salted chestnuts

Roasted chestnuts are buttery and soft. The salt protects chestnuts from burning and it keeps them nice and moist. We generally finish our meal with chestnuts especially during a cold winter night during our family dinners around the table. Chestnuts contain a significant amount of vitamin C and no cholesterol!

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Roasted pumpkin, potato & carrot soup

Autumn is the time for soups and pumpkins and golden colours reflecting the changing of the season. One of my favourites is roasted vegetable soup with lots of pumpkin. Why roast the vegetables? It’s simply delicious.  The ‘Maillard Reaction’ is a chemical reaction between the amino acids, proteins and sugars

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La Triglia al forno

Baked Red mullet This is one of my quick and simple dishes for a perfect lunch or dinner. Red mullet or Rouget in French, is elegant, with a mix of red, gold and pinkish coloured skin. It has a delicious flavour which comes from eating crustaceans, so let’s keep our

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