The Broad Palate – Feb ’25

Keema Curry – serves 4

Traditionally made with lamb, I prefer to use either beef mince or Quorn mince. N.B. Quorn is quite thirsty, so if using it you will probably need to add some extra stock or water as you go along (go by eye).
Re the garlic and ginger – it’s handy to stash some frozen garlic and ginger cubes in your freezer (around £1.25 per pack from most supermarkets) – really quick and easy.
Serve this Keema with rice and your preferred curry sides (or top it with mash for a curried cottage pie).

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable or sunflower oil
  • 450g minced beef (5%-12% fat) or Quorn mince
  • I large onion, 2 stalks of celery (de-strung) and I large carrot – all finely chopped or whizzed in a food processor
  • 1 tablespoon plain flour
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 red pepper, diced
  • 1 tablespoon grated ginger and 3 crushed cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon (or to taste) chilli powder
  • 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
  • 2 teaspoons ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 4 tablespoons tomato purée
  • 1 heaped tablespoon mango chutney
  • 1 mugful frozen peas
  • 500ml beef or veg stock
  • salt, to season
  • chopped fresh coriander to serve (optional).

Method:

Heat the oil in a large, lidded frying pan and cook the onion, celery and carrot with a sprinkle of salt over a medium heat until softened (+/-10mins), adding a splash of water if sticking.
Add the mince and cook until browned, then stir in the flour, garlic and ginger and cook for a couple of minutes.
Add the spices and tomato purée and mix thoroughly, cook, stirring, for a further two minutes.
Add the bay leaves, red pepper and stock, bring to the boil and then simmer gently for around 20-25 minutes until the curry has thickened – add more water if needed.
Add the peas and the mango chutney towards the end of cooking. Check seasoning and add salt to taste.

 

Salted Caramel and Chocolate Mousse (makes 2 generous portions or 4 small)

Not the healthiest dessert you’ll ever eat – but once a year is ok, I reckon – so Happy Valentine’s 🥰

  • 2 Mars bars (around 80g total weight), chopped small
  • 240ml double cream
  • 70g condensed milk
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • small Flake bar, crumbled, or a little grated chocolate, to serve (optional).

Method:

First of all, divide the cream into 3 lots of 30ml, 50ml and 160ml.
Place the chopped Mars bars in a small pan along with the 30ml portion of cream, and gently melt over a very low heat. Stir continuously until everything is melted and combined into a thick sauce.
Add salt to taste, remove from heat and set aside.
In a mixing bowl, whisk the 160ml cream portion and the condensed milk together until the whisk leaves a trail, and the mixture is thickened but not stiff.
Using a metal spoon, fold in the melted chocolate mix and decant into glasses or dessert bowls.
Chill in the fridge, uncovered*, for 3-4 hours until set.
Whip the remaining 50ml cream and spoon on top of the mousse, then decorate with some crumbled Flake or grated chocolate.

*When chilling a mousse or cheesecake in the fridge, I have found to my cost that it’s better to wait an hour or so before covering with cling-film, until the dessert has reached fridge temperature. This avoids condensation collecting on the inside of the cling-film and dripping onto the dessert.

Bon Appetit!

Ann’s previous recipes:

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Broadwindsor Film Club – Friday, 17th January

At 7.30pm at the Comrades Hall Friday, 17th January, Broadwindsor’s Community Film Club will be showing…

Thelma (12)

(Running time 1 hour 39 mins.)

DIRECTOR: Josh Margolin
CAST: June Squibb , Parker Posey, Clark Gregg

Inspired by a real-life experience of director Josh Margolin’s own grandmother, THELMA puts a clever spin on movies like MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE, shining the spotlight on an elderly grandmother as an unlikely action hero. With infectious humour, Margolin employs the familiar tropes of the action genre in hilarious, age-appropriate ways to tackle aging with agency. In the first leading film role of her 70-year career, Squibb portrays the strong-willed Thelma with grit and determination, demonstrating that she is more than capable of taking care of business – despite what her daughter Gail, son-in-law Alan, or grandson Danny might believe.

Watch the official trailer on YouTube at http://bit.ly/4gstNfu

  • Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm.
  • Film Club members – Free entry
  • Guests – £4 (cash please)
  • Not essential but to help estimate numbers, please book your ticket(s) in advance by contacting: Alex Cook, Admin and membership secretary,
    broadwindsorfilmclub@gmail.com
  • Cash Only Bar – Drinks & Refreshments

 


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ightAtTheMovies #OffToTheFlicks #TheComradesHall #BeKind #BeSafe #StaySafe

Weldmar’s Christmas Treecycle

Weldmar Hospicecare’s Christmas Treecycle is back, where you can book a collection for your real Christmas tree, in return for a suggested minimum donation of £10 per tree. More HERE.

Collecting from:

  • Weymouth, Portland, Beaminster, Sturminster Newton, Gillingham, Shaftesbury Saturday 11th January 2025
  • Dorchester and Bridport – Sunday 12th January 2025
  • Blandford and Sherborne – Monday 13th January 2025

These are the postcode areas they will be collecting from. Please do not book if you do not live in one of these areas!

  • DT1, DT2, DT3, DT4, DT5, DT6, DT8, DT9, DT10, DT11, SP7, SP8

If you need any further help, or have additional questions about a booking you have made , please call Weldmar’s Fundraising Team on 01305 261800 during office hours.

Weldmar are always on the lookout for people to help with collections this coming January who could either drive their own van or truck on a collection route, or be navigators and additional helpers to assist with loading up the trees. You’ll need to be fit and able to move trees up to 8ft tall onto and off vehicles. If you can help or to find out more – click HERE.


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Festive 100 Club Winners

The Comrades Hall 100 Club draw took place on Monday, 2nd December 2024 at the Comrades Hall.  The numbers were drawn by the Post Office Outreach Clerk and are as follows:

  • 1st              £100    no. 36              Iain Farley
  • 2nd            £50      no. 32              Tony McGuire
  • 3rd             £25      no. 20              Joyce Williamson
  • 4th             £15      no. 91               Dorothy Rowe
  • 5th             £10      no. 66              Amanda Cleary
  • 6th             £5        no. 68              Keith Palmer

Congratulations to all 🙂  The next draw will take place on Monday 3rd March 2025 at The Comrades Hall.

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Christmas Church Services In Broadwindsor

All are welcome to join in the Christmas services at our village church, St. John the Baptist Church, Broadwindsor:

  • 6pm on Tuesday 17th December – Carol service with songs to sing along to, the nativity story and the opportunity for young ones to add figures to the crib scene 🙂
    There will also be songs from Broadwindsor’s Gallery Quire who have been rehearsing on alternate Tuesdays at The Comrades Hall.
  • 10.30am on Wednesday 25th December – Christmas communion for everyone. 🙏

Enjoy a happy, safe and warm Christmas 🙂

Christmas Garland

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Electricity Restored After Over 48hrs!

Broadwindsor residents were able to flick their kettles on to make their morning cuppa this morning following the power cut caused by Storm Darragh on Saturday, 7th December.

Thankfully, power was restored yesterday afternoon despite being warned it could be off until midday today, Tuesday, 9th.

One of the the brightest lights throughout the cold and darkness was Fullers resident, Kimball Garcia who opened up the Magna Community Hall, which did have power, welcoming others to have a hot drink, fill flasks and hot water bottles and to charge their ‘phones and other devices 🙂  It was very well attended and very much appreciated. (Look out for a mention in the Bridport News!)

Equally, thanks to Kerry & Clive, on their day off, opened The White Lion Community Pub at 11am offering free hot drinks and delicious vegetable soup until 3pm to warm up those without power 🙂

All local businesses are now up and running.

You will be due compensation:

You’ll get £85 if the power was off for 24 hours. If it was a severe storm, you’ll get £85 if the power was off for 48 hours.

You’ll get £40 for each extra 6 hours where you don’t have electricity – up to a maximum of £2,000.

Your electricity network operator should pay you in a reasonable amount of time. If you haven’t been paid within 4 weeks of the power being back on, you should contact them to make a claim.

You must claim within 3 months for an unplanned cut unless you are on the Priority Services Register where there is no time limit. Your electricity network operator will transfer the money into your bank account or send you a cheque. (They might need to contact you first to make sure they have the right details).

Complete your claim form HERE.

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The Broad Palate – Dec ’24

Thank you for reading and/or trying out my recipes this year – much appreciated! Have a great festive season and a peaceful, healthy 2025. A x

Prawn Linguine with Crispy Bacon – serves 4

We have this one on a regular basis as it’s quite quick and easy, and very forgiving. Substitute the prawns with any seafood or fish of your choice.

  • 150g smoked streaky bacon
  • 400g cooked king prawns (or other seafood/fish)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 shallots or 1 medium onion, finely chopped;
  • 2 -3 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • ½ teaspoon dried red chilli flakes
  • 500ml fish stock from cubes (veg or chicken will do)
  • 2 teaspoons fish sauce (if using veg or chicken stock)
  • 12 cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • juice of half a lemon
  • Small bunch flat leaf parsley, leaves only, chopped
  • 1-2 teaspoons sugar
  • Black pepper to season
  • 1 packet linguine or pasta of your choice.

Method:

In a deep frying pan, heat the oil. Fry the bacon until crisp. Remove and set aside.
Pour the fat into a small bowl and clean out the pan with some kitchen paper. Add a tablespoon or two of the oil & bacon fat to the pan and add the onion, gently fry until softened but not browned (around 15 minutes).
Add the garlic and chilli flakes and fry for another couple of minutes.
Pour in the stock and fish sauce, if using. Bring to a lively simmer and allow to reduce for around 10 minutes. Then add half the chopped parsley and the tomatoes and simmer gently.
Put the pasta on to cook. 5 minutes before the pasta is ready, add the prawns/other seafood to the sauce to warm through.
Season with sugar and black pepper to taste (you shouldn’t need any additional salt). Drain the pasta when cooked, reserving a little cooking water.
Stir the pasta through the sauce and add a little of the pasta water if needed.
Sprinkle with the remaining parsley and serve.

Mince Pie Strudels – makes 12

These make a lighter change from the usual shortcrust pastry version. They work well as a dessert, served warm with ice cream, cream or custard. Leave out the mandarins if you prefer. Best eaten on the same day.

  • 6 sheets filo pastry
  • three-quarters jar mincemeat
  • 1 can mandarin oranges (drain off the liquid and place the segments on kitchen paper to dry out a little)
  • finely grated zest of 2 large oranges
  • 120g butter, melted
  • icing sugar for dusting (optional)
  • You will also need 2 baking sheets lined with parchment paper.

Preheat oven to 190C/170C Fan/Gas 5.
Divide the mandarin segments into 3 equal piles (one pile per four strudels).
Place one sheet of filo on your work surface, brush with melted butter and spread a third of the orange zest over it as evenly as possible.
Cover with a second sheet of pastry. Using a sharp knife, cut the pastry into four rectangles.
Take one square, long side nearest you, and brush with more butter. Place a line of the mincemeat mixture, around 1cm from the bottom edge, leaving room at each end for folding.
Top with some of the mandarins from one of the piles. Roll up into a long parcel (cigar-shaped), tucking in the ends, ensuring that the mincemeat is completely enclosed.
Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Repeat the process until you have 12 little strudel rolls, evenly spaced on the tray(s).
Brush them all with melted butter and bake for 15-20 minutes or until the pastry is golden and crisp.
Allow to cool sufficiently (you don’t want any trips to A&E this time of year!) and dust with icing sugar.

With thanks & festive greetings to Ann Shaw 🙂

Bon Appetit!

Ann’s previous recipes:

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Party Time At The White Lion Community Pub

Get your voices ready and festive dancing shoes on at The White Lion Community Pub this festive season!

 

Starting with the village Christmas tree lights being switched on at 6.30pm on Wednesday 4th… This will be followed by Christmas carols and mince pies in the pub 🙂

 

On Saturday, 14th – the pub plays host to a traditional Christmas play performed by the Symondsbury Mummers at 8pm.

 


On Saturday, 21st is the pub’s Christmas Party!  This is a ticket event, costing £6 per person and they’ll be available from both the village shop and the pub. They are very lucky to have secured one of the South Coast’s premier function bands to entertain us! They are a trio from Bournemouth who play party songs from the ’60s through to present day. 🙂

 

On Tuesday, 31st to bring the New Year in it’s “Goin’ Large with DJ Marge!” – Margery Hookings will be DJ-ing through until the early hours. 🙂

 

They have their Early Bird Menu available Wed-Sat from 5:30pm to 7pm along with Happy Hour from 6pm – 7pm.
As always, booking is recommended. Call on 01308 867070 or email info@whitelionbroadwindsor.co.uk.

See White Lion Broadwindsor on Facebook for more details.

Early Bird Menu available now

 


Christmas Fayre Menu available now until 21st December – almost sold out!

To reiterate, booking is recommended. Call on 01308 867070 or email info@whitelionbroadwindsor.co.uk.

Follow White Lion Broadwindsor on Facebook for more details and updates of their events.

A very Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year to all of our customers! – Clive & Kerry x


Broadwindsor.Org
and The Round Table (aka Compost Corner) thank Clive & Kerry for doing a marvellous job for supporting the locals in our community!  🙂 Enjoy a Merry Christmas!

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Toy Exchange Alongside FareShare For 2 Weeks

This Friday, 29th November and next Friday, 6th December from 9 – 10.30am there will be a Toy swap for those who have toys their child no longer uses but are still in good condition – could you exchange it for something new for Christmas?

The exchange will be held from 9am inside Drimpton’s Village Hall, alongside FareShare.

To become a member of or find out more about FareShare – Click HERE.

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