food and drink

Serves 6
1kg diced beef shin
120g smoked bacon lardons
400g Echallion shallots, peeled
400g Forestiere mushrooms
3tbls plain flour seasoned with salt and pepper
3tbls oil
350mls red wine
600mls beef stock
2 bay leaves
3 large sprigs thyme
2tbls quince jelly
1 Preheat the oven to gas mark 3/170C/150fan
2 Add 2tbls oil to a large ovenproof casserole dish and fry the bacon lardons, then remove with a slotted spoon.

Treat friends and family to these divine chocolate brownies.
Makes 16 squares for tea or 64 mini squares for canapés.
200g butter
200g dark chocolate
3 large eggs
275g caster sugar
100g plain flour
30g cocoa powder
70g milk chocolate
70g white chocolate
1 Preheat the oven to gas mark 4/180C/160 fan
2 Line a 23cm square tin with a large piece of baking paper. (This will enable you to lift the brownies out of the tin easily.)
3 Chop the white and milk chocolate into chunks and leave to one side.

Roasted Pepper, Red Onion and Rosemary Soup
Keep warm and healthy with this delicious and satisfying soup. Simple to make, lovely to look at and tasty to eat. Be nice to yourself this November and treat yourself to a bowl of this divine soup.
Serves 4
6 red peppers, de-seeded and cut into large pieces
3 red onions, peeled and quartered
3 tomatoes, halved
1tbls olive oil
1 sprig of rosemary plus 1tbls chopped needles
900 ml vegetable stock
4tsp crème fraiche
1 Preheat the oven to gas mark 6/200C/180fan