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Had a couple of courgettes left over from yesterday’s Chorizo Courgette Carbonara so I fried up a batch of crispy courgette chips. These make great bar snacks – perfect with a cold beer or cocktail. They are equally good as a side for ste (read full article)
I like a sinful chocolate dessert as much as the next girl, but when it comes to cakes my heart belongs to tea cakes. Victoria sponge, banana bread, lemon poppyseed cake…a slice of any of these and a pot of tea never fails to brighten my day. T (read full article)
Round courgettes look so beautiful that it’d be a real waste if you were to chop them up and throw them in a casserole. I like to keep their natural shape by stuffing them – they make great vessels when hollowed out and look so pretty on (read full article)
I am forever recycling leftovers by making fried rice for lunch the next day – especially now that the weather has turned and it’s too cold for salads and sandwiches. I decided to put in a little more effort today and made a parmesan and (read full article)
I came across this rustic stew while leafing through the new River Cottage cookbook. I had never cooked rabbit before and this recipe looked so straight forward, I decided to give it a go. After a bit of chopping, slicing and browning the rabbit is l (read full article)
When it comes to desserts, there’s nothing better than a well executed tarte tatin – soft tart apples with deep chewy caramel and flaky buttery puff pastry, topped off with vanilla bean ice cream or crème fraîche. Last night I tried two (read full article)
This sandwich was inspired by the 30 Rock “Sandwich Day” episode where the TGS staff celebrate their annual Sandwich Day, when the teamsters treat the crew to “secret” sandwiches from a undisclosed Brooklyn deli. This was no f (read full article)
Cooking for one tonight so just put together something with what was in the fridge (not much). There were some prawns I picked up at Wholefoods on a whim, and a few stalks of lemongrass, a couple of limes and chillies (from last saturday’s tom (read full article)
I’ve never been particularly fond of pulses – kidney beans, chickpeas and pinto beans just don’t do it for me. But over the last couple of years I’ve slowly taken to the lentil – delicate puy lentils, lovely with roasted (read full article)
Over the weekend B made a Thai feast of Tom Yam Soup, Pandan Leaf Chicken and these delicious little Thai Fish Cakes. These are great as party finger food, especially as you can make them ahead of time, freeze, then just reheat in the oven from froze (read full article)
I often come across the question “What is your favourite ingredient?” and always struggle for an answer – I’m fond of so many, it’s hard to settle on just one. But if I were forced to choose, my luxury option would be th (read full article)
When it’s cold outside nothing beats a hot comforting bowl of soup for an easy weekday supper, and this butternut squash number is one of the mainstays in our household during autumn. What I like most is that it’s a light broth, and not t (read full article)
It’s been raining all morning so I made us steaming bowls of salmon miso ramen for lunch which warmed us right up. I had a spare aubergine from another meal so I put together a quick aubergine salad as a side dish which went really nicely with (read full article)
While on a backpacking trip across South East Asia several years ago, B took a cookery course in Chang Mai run by Thai locals. This traditional hot and sour soup is one of the dishes he learnt there and it is really quick and easy to put together at (read full article)
I was picking up a couple of poussins at the poultry aisle in Waitrose yesterday when I spotted some rather impressive looking turkey drumsticks. Deciding to be adventurous (I’ve only ever roasted whole turkeys or made burgers with mince), I sw (read full article)
Breakfast today: baked Eggs en Cocotte. Super simple, just butter a ramekin, crack in an egg (at room temperature), spoon 1 tbsp double cream over the whites and place in a small deep baking tray lined with parchment paper. Pour boiling water into tr (read full article)
Pastas are popular at ours in the colder months as they are so satisfying and warming. I also find that you can almost always conjure up a pasta dish with whatever little you may have in the fridge and pantry. We have some gorgonzola that needed usin (read full article)
I’ve never really cared for chicken livers, it has this unpleasant dry grainy texture when cooked that just doesn’t agree with me. However I make an exception for Chicken Liver Parfait, where the livers are blended to a wonderful (and muc (read full article)
Omu rice (or Omu-raisu) is essentially an omelette stuffed with fried rice and topped with ketchup. It’s a popular dish in Japanese diners serving local adaptations of western dishes ranging from spaghetti to hamburgers. I love that it’s (read full article)
Who doesn’t love a good tomato soup? This fast, no-guilt recipe (it uses milk instead of cream) is so delicious yet requires next to no effort – you will never open a canned tomato soup again! It’s good on it’s own and even be (read full article)
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