This month’s recipes
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Author Archives: Louise
Vietnamese salad recipe
The good news, at least as far as I’m concerned, is that the bug is starting to lose its grip. The bad news is so is the good weather. Blue sky has given way to grey clouds, a drop of … Continue reading
So good I made it twice: Sweet Paul’s lemon feta dip
I’ve not been very hungry for the last week, what with heat, jet-lag and some god-awful infection that just won’t let go. But every so often, when the temperature drops and the coughing stops, I think of what I might … Continue reading
Posted in Fast food fixes, Salsa and sauce recipes, Vegetarian recipes, Wheat-free
Tagged feta recipes, lemon recipes, summer dips, Sweet Paul
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Holiday, heatwave and health…
I’m back, or at least half back. I seem to have left my health on the other side of the Atlantic and have spent the four days since my return coughing, spluttering and eating nothing but paracetamol (that’s acetaminophen to … Continue reading
Posted in Smorgasbord
Tagged Chez Panisse, David Lebovitz, David Tanis, Donna Hay, La Newyorkina, New York, Prune, Sweet Paul, US food
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100th post, 50000 words and a break
WTF now has 100 posts, about 90 of which are recipes, lots more readers than I ever hoped for in four months and about 50000 words. I still can’t believe that it is possible to write so much in such … Continue reading
The Cook Shelf: Bill Granger’s Everyday Asian
You may, erm, already know that I’m a fan of Bill Granger. But you may not know, unless like me you are a bit of an addict, that he has a new book out. I have been desperate to get … Continue reading
Posted in Bill's Everyday Asian
Tagged Asian cookery, Bill Granger, Quadrille, Telegraph
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Modern Pantry part two: thit heo kho or Vietnamese pork
There I was, only yesterday, saying how I thought that The Modern Pantry Cookbook was, despite first impressions, full of wonderful ideas and here I am today cooking one of them. I grant you that I chose this recipe because … Continue reading
Posted in One pot, Pork recipes, The Modern Pantry Cookbook
Tagged Modern Pantry, pork recipes, thit heo keo
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The Modern Pantry Cookbook
I wasn’t going to review this book. My first impression was of a truly beautiful and inspiring newcomer that I needed to get my hands on. However, my second, once hands were on, was that this was a book that … Continue reading
Posted in The Cook Shelf
Tagged Anna Hansen, Fergus Henderson, Peter Gordon, The Modern Pantry, The Providores
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Fried eggs with chilli, garlic yogurt and sage
Monday nights often call for a fast solution and there is nothing faster than an egg or two. On toast, in an omelette, scrambled…every variation is wonderfully quick but all a bit, well, samey. Every time I cook a plain … Continue reading
Posted in Egg recipes, Skye Gyngell, Vegetarian recipes
Tagged egg recipes, Petersham nurseries
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Butternut squash, puy lentil, feta and walnut salad
Half a roasted butternut squash in the fridge needs eating, so I dress it up with three of my other favourite flavours: feta, toasted walnuts and puy lentils. Oh and some caramelised red onion too. This is very much a … Continue reading
Riverford’s butternut squash and sage risotto
I recently had dinner with a friend who declared that she could never cook risotto properly. And, as we discussed the different methods at the table two more of us disagreed on the timings involved, on the reason for the … Continue reading
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