Susie Drage
Music, Art & Cookery
Cookery Book
WELCOME TO MY COOKERY BOOK
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Hello. I'm Susie - Welcome to my online cookery book. This is my 7th year of sharing recipes, both old and new, and laid out for you to follow with ease, whatever your level of expertise.
I am a home cook with a passion for trying new ideas
that we have tried and liked and hope you will enjoy experimenting with them as well. Don't forget, you can easily substitute anything you cannot get or with ingredients you prefer!
I do all my own photography and occasionally use library photos until I can replace them with my own, links and credits to my sources, where known.
LATEST RECIPES
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The Recipes below are the latest ones prepared in my kitchen.
Game
Wild Boar Sausage Stroganoff with Tagliatelle
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This was ridiculously scrumptious. These sausages are to die for, but you could use any good quality sausage!
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Pudding
Disaronno Afogata
A stunning and delicious Ice Cream dessert with a kick!!
Fish
Smoked Salmon Terrine
Perfect for entertaining, a truly delicious, quick and easy dish to prepare.
Perfect for lunch in the garden in glorious Summer weather!
Vegetarian
Spring Vegetable and Herb Tart
Great way to enjoy plenty of fresh seasonable vegetables on a tangy, aromatic base and served with a simple french dressed salad
Fish
Poached Salmon Salad with Asparagus
with Herb and Lime Sauce
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An impressive, tasty salad - just perfect for this time of the year and for entertaining
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Lamb
Epaule d'agneau Boulangère
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A really easy and delicious way to serve Roast Lamb ideally with carrots and sweetheart cabbage with red currant jelly on the side!
Game
Partridge with Poached Pear and Cranberry Sauce
Partridges are absolutely tiny but have an incredible, light gamey flavour and in this special sauce, they were just too delicious for words!
You can be sure that we shall be cooking this one again very soon!
We are still enjoying the last veg from our garden - unbeatable flavours!
Game
Pot Roasted Guinea Fowl with Fennel, Potatoes and Blood Orange
This is a really delicious way to serve Guinea Fowl, and beautifully complimented with the bitter sweet oranges and fragrant herbs
Soup
Sweet Potato and Corn Chowder
A really tasty soup, perfect for the Autumn
Pudding
Rhubarb Frangipane Tart
This has to be the best sweet tart that I have ever made. The french pâté brisée pastry was so delicious, we demolished this in two days! The tartness of the rhubarb made a perfect marriage for the frangipane!
Soup
Roast Vegetable Soup with Mint and Goat's Cheese
A rich and delicious soup with an exciting array of toppings
Vegetarian
Beetroot and Halloumi Salad with Pomegranates
Fresh and tasty supper dish, quick and easy to prepare
fabulous flavours and pares so well with Nut Roasts, Baked Sweet Potatoes etc.
Vegan
Baked Herb and Pistachio Falafels
Easy to make yummy falafels with tasty accompaniments and which make a terrific and unusual meal with crispy lettuce wraps
Vegetarian
Roasted Mediterranean Vegetable Tart
with Goat's Cheese and Anchovy Stuffed Olives
Great flavours and worth the effort.
Game
Roast Partridge with Sage, Thyme & Cider
This is a relative easy and quick dish to make - in 40 mins or so! It tastes sensational, especially teamed up with Swede, Sweet Potato and Kale Gratin!
Vegetarian
Swede, Sweet Potato and Kale Gratin
This is unexpectedly sensational, so easy to prepare and was the perfect accompaniment to Roast Partridge with Sage, Thyme and Cider