This month’s recipes
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Author Archives: Louise
Bavette: not just for the French
A menu fixe steak-frites, usually preceded by salade de chèvre chaud and followed by mousse au chocolat, is probably one of many people’s first experiences of eating out in France. The steak, in most instances, is often bavette, or onglet (more of … Continue reading
Posted in Beef recipes
Tagged chimmichurri, gluten-, Lidgate's, steak recipes, Waitrose
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Morito mackerel kebabs
The word kebab is often a little tarnished. But, since the Friday-night kebabs of my youth, the reality of what a kebab is, or what is on sale has changed somewhat. Anyone who has tried Greek souvlaki or a Lebanese chicken shawarma … Continue reading
Posted in Fish recipes
Tagged kebab recipes, midweek recipes, Morito recipes, smoked mackerel
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How to feel rich for a quid: peanut-sesame noodles
There aren’t many foods I miss from childhood, nothing remarkable or special to my family anyway. My grandma’s apple pie, perhaps, because we had it, without fail, every time we went to visit. Tuppence-worth of hot chips on a cold … Continue reading
A midweek treat: broad bean, pea and potato quesadillas
The quesadilla, like a sandwich or a kebab, is a fabulously forgiving vehicle. It lends itself to vegetarians, pescatarians or omnivores, it can be eaten simply midweek, as it is, or dressed up with guacamole, salsa and melted cheese at the weekend and if … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetarian recipes
Tagged broad beans, Food52, Mexican recipes, midweek recipes, storecupboard recipes, Thomasina Miers
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How to eat well, whilst working full-time, in five steps
Those who read this blog regularly will know that for most of its existence I have been freelance, working a maximum of four days per week, generally from home. Which has meant that cooking for both the site, and for … Continue reading
Saturday night eatin: Meera Sodha’s Howrah Express cinnamon lamb curry
A few weeks ago I did something that I don’t do very often: ordered a takeaway. I don’t do this very often because it is a) expensive and b) disappointing. I love the idea of someone delivering my dinner, but unfortunately, … Continue reading
Posted in cabbage recipes, Lamb recipes
Tagged cabbage recipes, curry recipe, eatin, Indian food, lamb, Meera Sodha, raita
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A winter wonder: sticky toffee pudding
I don’t often share pudding recipes, probably because I don’t often make them. But what else is winter for, if not pudding? I have made this every month since October and, because winter has been quite rubbish (well, it has for me), I offer it … Continue reading
Posted in Puddings
Tagged BBC Good Food, easy, sticky toffee pudding, winter pudding
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Seven-minute midweek cheese sauce for gnocchi or pasta
I have been back at an office 9-5 for four weeks and have, of course, been remembering how very few things are really WTF material. When you’re out all day, commuting for almost two hours, and trying to get life … Continue reading
New year, new you? Don’t you believe it…
I was suitably delighted to hear the first dire ‘what not to eat/drink if you don’t want to die’ prediction on last Friday morning’s news: there is no safe alcohol consumption and both men and women should not drink more than … Continue reading
WTF Do I Eat Tonight? 