This month’s recipes
Category Archives: Wheat-free
Afghani chicken: a weeknight saviour
I’m a tad allergic to bits of chicken; you know, bits of chicken that have been chopped up and wrapped in plastic. You would be too if you’d read the description of how they are prepared in Not on the Label; … Continue reading
Posted in Chicken recipes, One pot, Wheat-free
Tagged chicken recipes, fast recipes, one pot, one-pot chicken recipe
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The Joys of Spain: almendras, tortillas y unas copitas
Recently someone asked me for restaurant recommendations in Andalucía, where I lived for three months in 2009. I had to admit that I had very few, mainly because why, in a land that entertains standing up, not sitting down, at … Continue reading
Smoked haddock, chilli, coriander and ginger pilaf
There are three things that make cooking go well in my opinion: a complete immersion in, and love for the process, the best ingredients and the sort of hunger that allows you to appreciate and wait for the results, rather … Continue reading
Posted in Fish recipes, Simon Hopkinson, Wheat-free
Tagged easy fish recipes, Simon Hopkinson, smoked haddock recipes
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A year of blogging and a true WTF chicken and chorizo stew
I started this blog just over a year ago, on 1st May 2011 to be precise and, although I have not reached my target of 20 blog posts every month (five days a week put paid to that in January), … Continue reading
Posted in Chicken recipes, One pot, Web inspiration, Wheat-free
Tagged chicken recipes, fast recipes, one pot recipes
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Peter Gordon’s roasted butternut squash with chilli butter and poached eggs
Already dismissed this as some hippy-dip-shit student food which you wouldn’t deign to eat? Ah, don’t be misled. The Antipodeans know how to do brunch (try Lantana or Granger & Co if you don’t believe me) and brunch dishes, as far … Continue reading
Mussels with sherry, bacon and crabmeat
Mussels are probably my favourite seafood. Cheap, easy to get hold of and not in the least bit faffy to cook, they fulfil my desire for the pleasure of the taste without any of the pain. I have watched crabs … Continue reading
My favourite winter soup recipe: Locatelli’s chickpea and sage
Once you’ve made a soup with the classic base of carrots, celery and onions, it’s very difficult to go back to any other style. I love a creamy soup, and a spicy one but this base makes something better, something … Continue reading
Posted in Made in Italy, Soup recipes, Wheat-free
Tagged chickpea recipes, Giorgio Locatelli, winter soup recipes
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Poached chicken with rice and ginger and spring onion oil
I seem to be a little obsessed with two things right now: poaching meat and the flavours of spring onions, coriander, ginger and garlic. That’s possibly because poaching is simple yet, when you combine it with such herbs and spices, … Continue reading
Quick braised chicory with cheese and ham
The first time I ate chicory (sometimes known as endive) it was braised for a few hours, wrapped in ham, covered in béchamel, sprinkled with grated cheese and then baked for another 30 minutes. It was also made by someone … Continue reading
Posted in Cheese recipes, Wheat-free, Winter vegetables
Tagged cheese recipes, chicory recipes, endive, Judith Jones, Julia Child
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Celeriac and apple soup and Sarah Raven’s Garden Cookbook
Although I am sure that a) if there was never another cookbook published, we would have plenty of recipes for several millennia, that, b) a bit like stories, there are only so many techniques and recipes that anyone can invent, … Continue reading
