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Share your family recipes to win a copy of Rachel Allen's Recipes From My Mother PLUS a £100 Lakeland voucher

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SorchaMumsnet · 01/03/2017 17:09

Full of warmth and nostalgia, Rachel Allen's Recipes from My Mother is a book of culinary inspiration passed down through the generations. To celebrate, we're asking you to share your own family recipes.

Rachel’s food is heart-warming. She uses gorgeous ingredients in abundance to create comforting, vibrant meals. Her love of food started when she was very young, sitting in the kitchen with her mother, helping and tasting. Her mother taught her their Scandi family recipes, as well as those she picked up from living in Ireland. Rachel became more and more passionate about food as she grew up, and she drew inspiration from her childhood memories of helping her mother cook and sitting around with her family enjoying delicious meals and treats.

In Recipes from My Mother, Rachel celebrates the food memories of her childhood, alongside those of friends and other members of her family. Packed with much-loved recipes and stunning photography, this is the book to make you fall back in love with cooking.

One of our favourite recipes from the book is the mouth-watering Mother's Plum Shortcake. See how to make it for yourself.

For a chance to win a copy of the cookbook and a £100 Lakeland voucher, just share the recipes that have been passed down to you from your mother or family.

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Share your family recipes to win a copy of Rachel Allen's Recipes From My Mother PLUS a £100 Lakeland voucher
Share your family recipes to win a copy of Rachel Allen's Recipes From My Mother PLUS a £100 Lakeland voucher
Share your family recipes to win a copy of Rachel Allen's Recipes From My Mother PLUS a £100 Lakeland voucher
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asuwere · 03/03/2017 11:19

the main things which I remember making with my Mum which I still regularly make are macaroni (spoon flour, spoon marg, cover with milk; cook on hob till thickening then add cheese, pour over cooked pasta) and pancakes (technically dropped scones: 8oz self raising flour, 1oz sugar, 1 egg, milk to mix. Spoon onto hot frying pan, turn when bubbles pop up.) Both very simple but always enjoyed. :)

clairethewitch70 · 03/03/2017 10:42

Butternut Squash Soup

1 butternut
1 large onion
2 garlic cloves
2 pints stock
salt & pepper
2 tablespoons oil

Chop onion & garlic and fry in the oil for 5 minutes. Chop butternut and add to the onions and fry for another 5 minutes. Add stock, bring to the boil and simmer for 30 minutes. Salt & pepper to taste. Blend until pureed. Serves 4 people. Delicious