Recipes

Dishes from the canteen kitchen, written so a home cook can follow them.

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A plain wooden canteen table set for one at dusk, with a bowl of soup, a slice of bread, a glass of water and a folded napkin, warm light from a low window falling across the grain, shot from the side at table height.

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Cawl: The Welsh Stew a Canteen Still Serves in Winter

Cawl, the lamb and root vegetable stew recognised as a national dish of Wales, and why a canteen on a Cardiff street still serves a version of it in winter.

Entry checked on 06/10/2026

A wooden crate of purple sprouting broccoli and leeks on a stainless steel canteen counter, cold February morning light from a side window, shot at counter height with the crate in the foreground and a stockpot behind.

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Farmhouse Seasonality on a Canteen Menu

A canteen menu leans on farmhouse seasonality: the vegetables that arrive first, how a farmhouse turns a surplus into a dish, and what a canteen can borrow.

Entry checked on 14/09/2026