LEAN INTO AUTUMN COOKING WITH ABBY ALLEN’S SEASONAL DISHES THAT ARE EQUAL PARTS NOURISHING AND MOREISH

Drawing on a lifelong love of local, seasonal food, Abby Allen’s farmhouse kitchen recipes come from a place of deep connection to the land and sea

Ingredients (Serves 2 as starter, 1 as main) 120 g cooked fresh or hot smoked salmon1 tsp Thai fish sauce80 g cooked plain mashed potato1 sheet dried nori seaweed½ tbs fresh chives½ tsp sesame oilSalt

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