Category Archives: Cookery writers

Savoy cabbage and Parmesan soup

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

There is a moment, about now, when the earth starts to wake up and smell, not in a too-many-dogs-not-enough-flowers way but more in a, well, earthy sort of way. I absolutely love it. I crave light more than warmth so … Continue reading →

Posted in Green veg recipes, Ideas for leftovers, One pot, Plenty, Soup recipes, Yotam Ottolenghi | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

The £15 week: sausage ragu with thyme and caramelised onion mash

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

After Monday’s post I had a Facebook exchange with a friend about how to eat better for less. I mentioned to him that I’d been spending about £15 per week on food, even though I’m staying in, and therefore cooking … Continue reading →

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Bertinet bread

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

If we are starting on the basics, then there is no more basic foodstuff to make, or learn to make than bread. I have always been a bit rubbish at it and envy my friends who can churn out soda … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread recipes, Dough, Richard Bertinet | Tagged , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Fast Festive Treats, including Deserve-To-Be-Famous Rarebit Puffs

Posted on December 13, 2012 by

It’s that time of year, the time when you can’t move for cocktail sausages, smoked stuff on blinis and small, overpriced battered things in boxes of 12. But there is another way, a homemade way and although you may scream … Continue reading →

Posted in barefoot Contessa, Cheese recipes, Food for friends, Nigel Slater, Party recipes, Real Food, The Cook Shelf | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Peter Gordon’s Double Chocolate Nut Cookies

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

The difference between cookies and biscuits is often missed in the UK. Cookies here tend to be a tad too biscuity (in the UK sense of that word) for my liking: too crunchy, too heavy and too thick. A proper … Continue reading →

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Comforting Ottolenghi cardamom chicken

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

Winter hasn’t even begun and the weather is already starting to get on my nerves. In my world the only way to counteract the horrors of dark nights, clocks going back and overhearing endless Christmas muzak is by finding glorious … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken recipes, One pot, The Guardian, Yotam Ottolenghi | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments

Champagne, cheesy biscuits and celebrating

Posted on September 28, 2012 by

I am celebrating. The bathroom is done-ish, I have some more work when the landscape was looking distinctly bare and I have just made peace with my oldest friend in the world, probably one of the few people, bar my … Continue reading →

Posted in Cheese recipes, Food and wine matching, Patricia Michelson, WTF do I drink tonight? | Tagged , , , , , | 6 Comments

From Lot-et-Garonne to N7: gratin Dauphinois gets an upgrade

Posted on September 25, 2012 by

For a long, long time I was a purist about gratin Dauphinois both in terms of how I cooked it and when I ate it. As far as I was concerned, it only had six ingredients — potatoes, garlic, milk, cream, … Continue reading →

Posted in Delia Smith, Jane Grigson, Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book, One pot, Potato recipes | Tagged , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Friday Night Fixes: feta-basil crostini and anchovy dressing for green vegetables

Posted on September 16, 2012 by

My cooking life has, rather unexpectedly, been turned upside down by renovations that don’t even touch the kitchen.  A new bathroom. moving the washing machine and new doors would, in most people’s houses, not even stroke the edges of the … Continue reading →

Posted in David Lebovitz, Fast food fixes, Green veg recipes, Random bits that don't belong in a category..., Salsa and sauce recipes | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

Salted caramel butter sauce…oh and chocolate prune cake

Posted on September 5, 2012 by

I don’t make dessert very often. I never make it for myself, since a square of chocolate or, erm, a handful of Haribo usually suffices, so I only ever practise on my unwitting guests. As a result I don’t really … Continue reading →

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