Fidget makes delicious Korean mandu dumplings

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New Year, new challenge! The Rowes decided to start 2014 in style – and what better than a dish they all enjoy but have never tried making? Continue reading →

Risotto with sausage and pumpkin

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Careful readers will have noticed that the pumpkin gets a lot of airtime at Fidget and the Rowes. Why? Well, the Rowes’ extended family have been blessed with a bumper crop of the crusty old orange vegetable this year. So, if you don’t like pumpkins, look away now, but if you do… Continue reading →

Chicken in oyster sauce with oyster mushroom and stir-fry vegetables

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A simple misunderstanding almost landed Fidget and Salmon in hot water, but Trota certainly put them straight and things soon picked up – in fact Fidget went on to rustle up a very decent meal. Continue reading →

Fidget makes sushi and miso soup

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Fidget has gone all Eastern this week. Big fans of sushi – and Japanese food in general – Trota and Fidget have had a go at making a simple and tasty meal at home; husband Salmon wasn’t planning to be gone fishing, so he may reach for that can of baked beans after all… Continue reading →

Duck with plum sauce the Fidget way

 

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What do you get if you whizz up “…some garlic, a red chilli, some lime and a bunch of coriander – stalks and all – with a slug of olive oil?”: Jamie Oliver, of course!

Anyway, moving on – inspired by Jamie’s 30-minute meals, Fidget has whizzed up something marvellous today, with just a few ingredients and in double-quick time. Would you like to try? Continue reading →