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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
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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
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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
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Angela Hartnett’s one-pot lamb ragoût
The Italians seem to have stolen my heart. Or, at least, my kitchen. Everything I cook at the moment seems to be from Rachel Roddy or Giorgio Locatelli and, now, here is another Italian-inspired wonder. Don’t let the Michelin-starred name … Continue reading
Posted in Lamb recipes
Tagged Angela Hartnett, delicious magazine, Italian recipes, lamb recipes, stew recipes
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Rachel Roddy’s chicken thighs with citrus and olives
Here’s a tip: buy yourself some chicken thighs, an orange and lemon, some good green olives, a bit of fresh oregano (or dried, if that’s all you can get), salad and potatoes on your way home. Then follow the prep … Continue reading
Pasta! Or how a little Trullo crab could make your week…
In seven years of this blog, pasta, the ultimate ‘daily solution to an eternal problem’, has only ever featured as a footnote to recipes designed for use with gnocchi. Thirteen years ago, thanks to a very stressful job (180 newly branded … Continue reading
Posted in Pasta and gnocchi recipes
Tagged Anna Jones, Brindisa, crab recipes, Giorgio Locatelli, pastastories, trullo, two-pot
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On the Side’s PSB with tarragon: put it in the centre!
On the Side, by Ed Smith, is a book that most foodies I know have heard of but it may not have reached people who are not immersed in cookbooks every day. Which is a shame because it is quite, … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetarian recipes
Tagged ed smith, On the Side, PSB, purple sprouting broccoli, vegan, vegetarian
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