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Blinking heck, it’s been a while since I’ve been here… it’s nice to be back! Been spending too much time messing around elsewhere…

I managed to grow a couple of pumpkins this year and the obvious thing for me to do with them was to make soup – especially as Guy Fawkes night was coming up. So here, in its gloriously emancipated vagueness (no two pumpkins are created equal, therefore no quantities) is my pumpkin soup recipe…

From Barn Conversion 2010

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I sometimes think I’m taking this simplicity thing a little too far. But regardless of that here is my latest minimalist listing, barely sufficient to be called a recipe.

No need for messing about – let’s keep it simple. [And this is the way that the fishmonger I buy them from cooks them.]

You need raw frozen prawns for this. Serve them piping hot with lemon juice and home made mayonnaise (perhaps with a little garlic) – great!

Using everyday seasoning, this is a great, quick way to eat fish when in a rush.

Eat with salad and some rice.

A long term favourite, few ingredients, 15 minutes to prepare, great for a weekday supper.
Just like me — quick, simple and easy….

I love shellfish and I love cooking dishes like this — simple, quick and tasty.

With only two ingredients this recipe is a great combination of the sea (haddock) and land (cheese).

If you can get you hands on some, use Y-Fenni cheese, a great Welsh cheddar blended with ale and mustard seed, it complements the smoky fish perfectly.

If you can’t get Y-Fenni substitute it by spreading the fish with a coarse grained mustard before covering with a mature cheddar.

I love fish with spinach and this is a great opportunity to bring together that heavenly combination! So serve with some mashed potato (champ if you fancy) and quickly blanched spinach with a hint of nutmeg.

A tip for the chef — make sure that you get in there first, any brandy sitting on top of the cheese mixes with cheese for an irresistible combination.

This is a favourite recipe of ours, first eaten on long summer evenings in Andalucia and now rediscovered in Devon, where we found fresh local prawns for £2.50 a dozen (even better with a couple thrown in for free on the back of a couple of crabs and the excellent Gravad Lax we also bought).