This month’s recipes
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Champagne, cheesy biscuits and celebrating
I am celebrating. The bathroom is done-ish, I have some more work when the landscape was looking distinctly bare and I have just made peace with my oldest friend in the world, probably one of the few people, bar my … Continue reading
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
Friday Night Fixes: feta-basil crostini and anchovy dressing for green vegetables
My cooking life has, rather unexpectedly, been turned upside down by renovations that don’t even touch the kitchen. A new bathroom. moving the washing machine and new doors would, in most people’s houses, not even stroke the edges of the … Continue reading
Salted caramel butter sauce…oh and chocolate prune cake
I don’t make dessert very often. I never make it for myself, since a square of chocolate or, erm, a handful of Haribo usually suffices, so I only ever practise on my unwitting guests. As a result I don’t really … Continue reading
Posted in Cake recipes, David Lebovitz
Tagged chocolate cake, David Lebovitz, salted caramel
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Smoked haddock, chilli, coriander and ginger pilaf
There are three things that make cooking go well in my opinion: a complete immersion in, and love for the process, the best ingredients and the sort of hunger that allows you to appreciate and wait for the results, rather … Continue reading
Posted in Fish recipes, Simon Hopkinson, Wheat-free
Tagged easy fish recipes, Simon Hopkinson, smoked haddock recipes
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Middle-of-the-week walnut and bulgur pilaf
In the middle of the week, when I am not in the mood for faffing, I often turn to something involving couscous or rice, particularly couscous because it’s so damned fast and, with a bit of soft cheese (usually feta … Continue reading
Posted in Arabesque, Claudia Roden, One pot, Vegetarian recipes
Tagged Claudia Roden, fast recipes, fast vegetarian recipes, pilaf recipes
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Turning a dullard into a diva: a pork chop transformed
Pork chops; not very exciting are they? Now, a lamb chop, even when it is simply grilled is a thing of beauty already but then throw in some feta, lemon and thyme and, well, it is completely wonderful. It helps … Continue reading
Posted in Pork recipes, Simon Hopkinson, The Good Cook
Tagged pork recipes, quick and easy recipes, Simon Hopkinson
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Peter Gordon’s roasted butternut squash with chilli butter and poached eggs
Already dismissed this as some hippy-dip-shit student food which you wouldn’t deign to eat? Ah, don’t be misled. The Antipodeans know how to do brunch (try Lantana or Granger & Co if you don’t believe me) and brunch dishes, as far … Continue reading
Ottolenghi’s burnt aubergine dip
It was summer last week, or at least it felt like it till the sun went down. I was in short sleeves, sandals, my coat thrown jauntily across my arms. Today, however, in the self-same outfit, I felt rather foolish … Continue reading
The easiest after-work duck with a yummy watercress, black olive and orange salad
I have been caught out by the change in the weather; whilst outside it is steaming hot and more summer than spring, I still have blogs about parsnip latkes to write. And, however excited I am by the change in … Continue reading
WTF Do I Eat Tonight? 