Pancake Day!

Pancake Day Recipe:

Savoury Wheat Pancakes with Haddock poached in Nutmeg milk and a Cream Cheese Horseradish and Lemon Sauce.
(Honestly, it's so good!)



1. Make the pancake batter. I'm not going to patronise you by detailing how that is done, but I will point out I use a wholewheat flour for my savoury pancakes.

2. Once the pancakes are prepared, keep them warm in the oven on the lowest heat whilst you prepare the fish.

3. Pour milk into a saucepan and add nutmeg. Put in the haddock fillets and a spoon of wholegrain mustard and poach.

4. Once the fish is cooked (this shouldn't take long) remove the fish but keep the milk. Grate in Cheddar cheese and add plain flour, whisking constantly throughout till it thickens.

5. Grind in some black pepper and extra nutmeg, then flake in the fish.

6. In another smaller pan, spoon in two spoonfuls of Cream Cheese with milk, a large spoonful of horse radish sauce and stir together till warmed through. Add pepper and a few squeezes of lemon juice.

7. Remove the pancakes from the oven and lay on the plates. Spoon in the fish mixture and roll. Drizzle with the horseradish sauce, a light grinding of pepper and serve!

Today is Pancake Day. Don't just stick to lemon and sugar... Give it a go!

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Recipe: courgette, caper and black olive cake

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I made this to take into work for my lunch tomorrow, to make the day a little more interesting. Its hard for me to get recipes down as I pretty much just throw in whatever I want without really looking at quantities... But this is the gist of it-

It's salty and strong from the olive and capers, and with the mixed herbs and rosemary, very fragrant. It tastes french and rustic and basically pretty yummy.

Preheat the oven to Gas mark 4/180C/160C fan assisted.

Melt 150g butter in a large bowl. Stir in two egg yolks, saving the whites. Then, tip in 150g self raising flour. Beat together, adding a handful* of capers, sliced black or kalamata olives, two crushed garlic cloves and plenty of mixed herbs. I also added fresh chopped rosemary from the garden and fresh torn basil.
Slice a small courgette in half. Grate half using a cheese grater, and then use the zest grater to grate the rest into a green gooey mush (Let me know if they come up with a culinary term for that...)

Whisk the egg whites until stiff and forming peaks, then fold into the mixture. Tip the mixture into a greased loaf tin, scatter the top with cubes of goats cheese and season with black pepper.

Place lovingly into the oven and bake for 30 minutes. Leave to cool for ten before turning out. Eat warm... Or wrap it up and take it into work!

* ... A handful, a sprinkle, 1 tbsp... whatever. I don't know! Do whatever feels natural to you.

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