Cornelia van der Poll, Author at Catholic Herald

Cornelia van der Poll

Easter calls for lamb – ideally slow-roasted and served with sauce soubise

March 28, 2024

At Christmas, you may hesitate between turkey, beef, ham or goose, but at Easter it just has to be lamb. In the UK, lambs are slaughtered at six months or older, which makes them a very different animal from the small, light-coloured, milk-fed lambs of Greece and Italy. A leg can weigh between 4lb and

Feast and Fast: Several ways to cook a pheasant over game season

October 17, 2023

Cornelia van der Poll finds several ways to cook a pheasant and offers some delicious recipes. The game season starts in August with grouse and moves on to partridge in September, but it is with the arrival of pheasants in butchers’ shops in October that autumn is properly here. Traditional recipes for pheasant recommend roasting

Feast and Fast recipes: Cold ratatouille, pork meatloaf, potato salad, lemon and almond cake

July 10, 2023

Cornelia van der Poll serves a summer spread of pork meatloaf, cold ratatouille, potato salad and lemon and almond cake, ideal for a picnic. The best outdoor meals evoke a sense of spontaneity. Even if the cook has been planning and preparing meticulously behind the scenes, fine weather and fresh air call for effortlessly simple

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