This month’s recipes
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Really easy pork loin with endive
In Paris the other week Jerry and I spent a lot of time talking about chicory, or endive. We both love it and marvelled at the way its bitter leaves melt when cooked for a long period of time and … Continue reading
Posted in One pot, Pork recipes, Simon Hopkinson, Winter vegetables
Tagged chicory recipes, pork recipes, Simon Hopkinson
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Christmas pressies for foodies
It is the last day of November and, although I have already been listening to carols (choir oblige…) and thinking about cakes and mince pies, I have yet to buy one present. But, since all the food books of 2011 … Continue reading
Smoked mackerel dauphinoise
Can you remember the days before the internet? When recipes came in magazines and cookery books or from friends? When there was no ‘forward slash’, ‘point com’ or ‘punto com’ to be spelled out? I can and I have fond … Continue reading
Failure…
A long time ago I was a lectrice in Nantes; what that means in practice is that you teach French university students how to speak English. In as far as we knew how to teach anything, being barely more than … Continue reading
The Cook Shelf: Made in Sicily and a simple tomato sauce
As a non-pasta-eater I am not the biggest fan of Italian food. Yes, I know there is a lot more to Italian cuisine than durum wheat but, you have to admit, many of the greatest recipes revolve around it. Which … Continue reading
Comfort blanket: chestnut and pear soup
It is officially cold. And there are two or three things I do when the mercury drops so far: first, I put a blanket on the bed, second I think about turning on the heating but resist it as long … Continue reading
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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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
HFW’s Fish Fight app and simple fried mackerel with garlic and bay
I’m a bit late today and for that I apologise. It’s mainly because I spent yesterday defrosting the fridge and, well, I was a bit overwhelmed with breadcrumbs, bits of unrecognisable protein and some half-thawed coconut milk. My appetite was … Continue reading
Posted in Cookery writers, Fast food fixes, Fish recipes, Food apps, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Tagged Allegra McEvedy, Bruno Loubet, Fish Fight app, fish recipes, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, mackerel recipes, Mark Hix, Martha Stewart, quick and easy recipes, Real Simple, This Morning
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Summer’s end: roasting the tomato glut
Apparently this has been the coolest UK summer since 1993 though, weren’t we lucky, even if it was wetter than 2010 it wasn’t as wet as 2007, 2008 or 2009…I am not yet in socks every day, nor is the … Continue reading
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