This month’s recipes
October 2020 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Author Archives: Louise
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
Leave a comment
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
Honey & Co meatballs, chard, yogurt
One of the reasons I still buy a newspaper, the FT if you’re wondering, is because the food writers in it, or at least their recipes, are always inspiring. What’s more, since there is only one recipe per week in … Continue reading
Posted in Beef recipes, Financial Times
Tagged easy recipes, Financial Times, Honey & Co, meatball recipes, midweek recipes
1 Comment
The Real Vegans: buy a cookbook, not a packet
I saw someone buying a vegan ‘beet Wellington’ in the supermarket the other day. It was in Waitrose, of course. I can’t think of many dishes that are less ‘veganisable’ than a beef Wellington, with its fillet and pâté, and … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetarian recipes
Tagged Anna Jones, cookbooks, Elly Pear, Meera Sodha, vegan, Veganuary, vegetarian
1 Comment
Diana Henry’s ‘Italian penicillin’, aka orzo with lemon, parsley and Parmesan
Midweek is usually when I run out of food. Leftovers, from anything long-winded made over the weekend, get eaten on Mondays or for lunches, Tuesday is usually cheese on toast after choir rehearsal and then there is Wednesday, home of … Continue reading
Posted in Pasta and gnocchi recipes
Tagged Diana Henry, one-pot, orzo, pasta recipes, vegetarian
3 Comments
