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Firstly: how flippin’ sophisticated do I look with this recipe?!
(…I’m aware that I’ve probably just ruined it)
Secondly: I’m on a mission to use more ingredients. Not more ingredients per recipe – don’t worry, I’m aware that you guys are almost as lazy as I am when it comes to cooking. No, I just mean more ingredients in general. I often gravitate towards the same flavour combinations, but I want to branch out a bit and try using ingredients that I don’t usually go for – and also to make some dishes that I wouldn’t usually think to make.
So, here’s my first attempt: watercress and goat’s cheese crostini with asparagus and radishes! I don’t usually use radishes (there’s only one radish recipe on the blog, in fact), or…
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