Category Archives: Cookery writers

Wines of Chile and a Chilean pebre

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Louise

A few months ago Stella and I did a tasting with Spanish wines; I’m sure you can imagine how much I hated that. It was a great success, particularly since food-matching with Spanish wines is such a joy. And so … Continue reading →

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Quick blog, quick breakfast: avocado on toast

Posted on June 7, 2013 by Louise

One of my favourite breakfasts on the planet is pan con tomate, a salty-sweet delight that goes perfectly with good coffee. It might also be my favourite because usually I have it in Granada, and if I’m there I will … Continue reading →

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Summery socca

Posted on June 3, 2013 by Louise

You’ve probably never heard of socca. I hadn’t until a year ago when I found it in one, then two, cookery books, both written by Francophile North Americans (David Lebovitz and Dorie Greenspan). It is a chickpea (gram) flour pancake … Continue reading →

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Ballymaloe and Patatas (well, what else?!)

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Louise

Three weeks ago I volunteered at the first Ballymaloe food festival, which took place just outside Cork in Ireland. It was a delight: I saw good friends,  watched many an idol (Claudia Roden, Jancis Robinson, Rory O’Connell), found ingredients that I have never seen … Continue reading →

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Savoy cabbage and Parmesan soup

Posted on March 7, 2013 by Louise

There is a moment, about now, when the earth starts to wake up and smell, not in a too-many-dogs-not-enough-flowers way but more in a, well, earthy sort of way. I absolutely love it. I crave light more than warmth so … Continue reading →

Posted in Green veg recipes, Ideas for leftovers, One pot, Plenty, Soup recipes, Yotam Ottolenghi | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

The £15 week: sausage ragu with thyme and caramelised onion mash

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Louise

After Monday’s post I had a Facebook exchange with a friend about how to eat better for less. I mentioned to him that I’d been spending about £15 per week on food, even though I’m staying in, and therefore cooking … Continue reading →

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Bertinet bread

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Louise

If we are starting on the basics, then there is no more basic foodstuff to make, or learn to make than bread. I have always been a bit rubbish at it and envy my friends who can churn out soda … Continue reading →

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Fast Festive Treats, including Deserve-To-Be-Famous Rarebit Puffs

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Louise

It’s that time of year, the time when you can’t move for cocktail sausages, smoked stuff on blinis and small, overpriced battered things in boxes of 12. But there is another way, a homemade way and although you may scream … Continue reading →

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Peter Gordon’s Double Chocolate Nut Cookies

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Louise

The difference between cookies and biscuits is often missed in the UK. Cookies here tend to be a tad too biscuity (in the UK sense of that word) for my liking: too crunchy, too heavy and too thick. A proper … Continue reading →

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Comforting Ottolenghi cardamom chicken

Posted on October 26, 2012 by Louise

Winter hasn’t even begun and the weather is already starting to get on my nerves. In my world the only way to counteract the horrors of dark nights, clocks going back and overhearing endless Christmas muzak is by finding glorious … Continue reading →

Posted in Chicken recipes, One pot, The Guardian, Yotam Ottolenghi | Tagged , , , | 4 Comments