This month’s recipes
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Author Archives: Louise
Meera Sodha’s paneer butter masala
At the start of the last lockdown I was convinced that I’d have tons of time to share recipes, especially ones that were helpful. It is, after all, the whole purpose of this blog and always has been: finding a … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetarian recipes
Tagged Fresh India, lockdown, masala, Meera Sodha, paneer
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Roopa Gulati’s lime dhal
On a Wednesday when supplies are running low but not so low that I can face the shops, I often make something with lentils or pulses. I always have them in the cupboard and they are easy to transform into … Continue reading
Be more Olive and Mabel: chocolate and ginger biscuits
I went on a bus yesterday afternoon. London buses have always been a treat for me, especially the top floor but, these days, they’re not much fun. Social-distancing and mask-wearing seem to belong to another world and, when someone was … Continue reading
Posted in Biscuits and small cakes
Tagged biscuits, chocolate biscuits, FT weekend, Honey & Co, Olive and Mabel
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Rock-star cauliflower with red pepper and tahini
Today my niece starts her postgraduate medicine degree. Though I know she’s really excited, I also imagine the prospect of lots of protective clothing and being in and out of GP practices and hospitals is, in these times, a little … Continue reading
Posted in Gluten-free, vegan, Vegetarian recipes
Tagged cauliflower, gluten-free recipes, John Gregory-Smith, vegan, Veganuary, vegetarian
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Make your own: J. Sheekey’s Fish Pie
I have a book title stuck in my head right now. It’s Oh, the Places You’ll Go. Except, right now, it’s Oh, the Places You Won’t Go. And when you’ve been shielding most of the year and nothing feels that … Continue reading
Travels with my brunch: Niki Segnit’s kedgeree
I have been making this for over a year now, ever since I first got a copy of Niki Segnit’s witty and unique Lateral Cooking. Like her first book, The Flavour Thesaurus, this brilliant tome unpicks cooking and recipes in … Continue reading
Cupboard love: always zest the lemon or how to make the most of everything
If, like me, you have had a tough time sourcing food recently, you may have become more attached to leftovers, and using up every scrap. Right now, it seems essential to make the most of all our supplies since there … Continue reading
Cupboard love: potato, onion and garlic ‘shakshuka’
Shakshuka is a middle-eastern dish popularised, at least in the UK, by Ottolenghi and it is very much worth your time. You can find a recipe for it here. I’m not sure what makes this dish a shakshuka, since it … Continue reading
Cupboard love: banana and chocolate muffins
I’m starting blogging again, because if ever there was a time I am going to say WTF do I eat tonight it is now, on 12-week NHS lockdown, reliant on neighbours and friends for deliveries, and any services where I … Continue reading
Saffron in the Souks: a perfect book for summer
Is it barbecue time? Is it eating outdoors time? I think it might be! And I have just the book to take you through the summer. Saffron in the Souks, by John Gregory-Smith, was given to me a couple of … Continue reading
