This month’s recipes
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Category Archives: Delia Smith
From Lot-et-Garonne to N7: gratin Dauphinois gets an upgrade
For a long, long time I was a purist about gratin Dauphinois both in terms of how I cooked it and when I ate it. As far as I was concerned, it only had six ingredients — potatoes, garlic, milk, cream, … Continue reading
Delia’s moussaka…no, no don’t go. You want this recipe, honest!
My very first recipe book was The Pooh Cook Book, which I got when I was 11. My name, address and school form (1P2 if you were wondering) are written in blue ink inside the front cover but otherwise the … Continue reading
Posted in Aubergine recipes, Delia Smith, Lamb recipes, One pot
Tagged Delia Smith, Ginette Mathiot, Greek food, moussaka, Pooh Cook Book
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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
Roasted tomato, garlic and goat’s cheese tart
Tons of tomatoes, a bit of forgotten puff pastry left over from last week’s anchovy tart and plenty of herbs on the balcony made me start thinking about another tart. And it seems I’m not the only one: both David … Continue reading
Self-sufficiency salad with caramelised onion, rocket and goat’s cheese
WTF is two months old today and I have learnt an awful lot in that time, an awful lot about how easy it can be to eat well every day and how a little bit of planning can turn a … Continue reading
For the days when…puttanesca recipe
…you want summer sunshine and there is only rain. …you’re so late home from work that even the cats won’t speak to you. …you’d quite like to go out for a drink but you’re too tired to organise it. …you … Continue reading
Puy lentil salad with goat’s cheese, spinach and pine nuts
Comfort food isn’t something I often associate with the summer. It’s a description I tend to use for sausages and mash, roast dinners and bowls of soothing Thai chicken soup. But sometimes I crave a particular taste, a particular combination … Continue reading
Posted in Bill Granger, Cookery writers, Delia Smith, Delia Smith's Summer Collection, Fast food fixes, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, One pot, Random bits that don't belong in a category..., Recipes from magazines and newspapers, Salad recipes, Spring vegetable recipes, Summer recipes, The Cook Shelf, The Guardian
Tagged Bill Granger, Delia Smith, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Puy lentil salad, summer salads, warm salads
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Roasted tomato and asparagus with basil purée, Parmesan and bacon
June 2011, apparently, has been colder than March. Which means that sometimes though salad seems more seasonal, soup starts to look vaguely attractive. Last night I had it all planned: my friend was coming to stay, I’d got lots of … Continue reading
Chilli jam recipe
I seem to be on a flavour kick this week; the sweetness of baked spinach on Monday, the brightness of all those herbs yesterday and now, a chilli ‘jam’. Immensely versatile, this is not really a jam at all, more … Continue reading
Making it simple: prosciutto, caramelised onions and Parmesan
Elizabeth David is famous for saying ‘faites simple’ and, if you’re forced to shop in the likes of Tesco’s every day or week you have no choice but to do just that. But simple doesn’t mean boring or uninspiring. This … Continue reading
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