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I’m well aware that I’ve been opening every other post with some comment on the British weather, but seriously how schizophrenic has it been? After a blazing start to the week the sunny spells are now sporadically interrupted by sudden d (read full article)
Vietnamese food was always something I enjoyed eating out, but never dabbled with in my own kitchen until I got hold of Secrets of The Red Lantern a couple of years ago. Although I still shy away from making large vats of beef broth for Pho, a lot o (read full article)
Our honeymoon in Bali may have been close to six years ago, but I still vividly recall savouring Javanese Oxtail Soup (Sop Buntut) each morning on the balcony of our suite, overlooking the tranquil expanse of paddy fields that lay below. While my ta (read full article)
Anyone who regularly hosts dinner parties will know it’s a real juggling act – doing enough in the kitchen to impress, while remaining calm, poised and visible to your guests. Years of experience has taught me that the key to a successfu (read full article)
Vitello Tonnato is one of those dishes that shouldn’t work on paper, yet the unlikely combination of veal, canned tuna and mayonnaise not only works, but is really rather special. Although I do enjoy this Italian classic served as intended (co (read full article)
After last week’s review of the veggie-centric New Urban Gardener, it’s time to even things up with an unapologetic ode to meat – John Torode’s “Beef: And Other Bovine Matters”. Most of the nation knows Torode as (read full article)
After the torrential downpour that was the weekend, it appears that Spring at long last is here, with the first day of March being all blue skies and sunshine. It won’t be long now before we’ll be dining alfresco and dusting off the barb (read full article)
After reading an article in The Guardian singing the praises of tripe (low fat, packed with vitamins and cheap) we decided it was time to re-visit this often overlooked offal. B’s first effort with tripe a few month’s back was a punchy t (read full article)
Today, like the rest of the week, has been blustery cold and I’ve yet to regain feeling in my fingers and toes since stepping outside this morning. Needless to say ‘warming’ and ‘comforting’ were high on the criteria for (read full article)
A few months ago we included a pack of veal sweetbreads in our Donald Russell order and it had been left forgotten behind the frozen peas until this weekend, when we dug them out of the freezer to use in this lovely recipe from the Terra cookbook. B (read full article)
The secret to this dish is that the aubergine is twice-cooked. It’s first deep-fried which makes the flesh seductively soft and creamy, then added back to the pan with the other ingredients to absorb all the fiery flavours of the spicy sauce. A (read full article)
Baked Pork Chop Rice is a Hong Kong diner classic which I adored as a child. It consists of a succulent fried pork chop resting on a bed of egg fried rice (sometimes with the addition of peas, mushrooms and onions), topped with rich tomato sauce and (read full article)
Last night we made this wonderfully fragrant Mutton Curry to round off National Curry Week. Mutton is a rather tough cut of meat, so it will need a nearly half a day’s worth of slow-cooking – it’s worth it though, the hours on the h (read full article)
It’s no secret I like to whip up a quick fried rice for simple, yet immensely satisfying meal on a cold day. I am thrilled that one of my favourites, Teriyaki Chicken Fried Rice was recently featured on Saveur’s Best of the Web. TodayR (read full article)
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