Category Archives: Cookery writers

Peter Gordon’s gnocchi with feta and tomato sauce

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Louise

Salad was my plan today, or something about how to build one with different elements. But oh my, the weather; if it rains much more I think the colour might be washed out of the sky for good. I’m sitting … Continue reading →

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Roasted tomato, garlic and goat’s cheese tart

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Louise

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 →

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Lime and coriander salsa and a failed Nigel Slater recipe

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Louise

Sometimes the greatest ideas, the most obvious combinations lead to naught. I don’t mind my dinner being a bit rubbish if I haven’t made much effort. But when I have followed a recipe to the letter, not making any substitutions … Continue reading →

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Peter Gordon’s Tomatoes on Toast

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Louise

Don’t be fooled by that innocuous description. I think these could be life-changing tomatoes on toast, the sort of tomatoes that turn ‘on toast’ from the bridesmaid to the bride. What is it with these Antipodeans and their ability to … Continue reading →

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Wednesday roast: classic two-lemon chicken

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Louise

Why is it a Sunday roast? Why not a Monday, or Tuesday, or even Wednesday roast? Yes, yes, I get all the likely history and the fact that most of neither have the time or energy to think about a … Continue reading →

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Simon Hopkinson’s anchovy and onion tart

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Louise

I’ve never been much of a fan of telly chefs; I remember vaguely watching the Galloping Gourmet prancing about a kitchen in the days of black and white television, I probably watched some Delia under duress in the seventies and … Continue reading →

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Basil oil

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Louise

My basil plant is starting to look a little leggy and unhappy. Chuffed as I am that I have managed to keep it alive for several months (probably due to the fact that I bought it from a garden centre … Continue reading →

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Rose Prince’s Three-Minute Spelt Bread

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Louise

Tesco’s is open again, taxis are touting for business and, apart from the police officers on every street, life in my little bit of London seems to be calming down. I never thought I’d say this but I was glad … Continue reading →

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Lamb burgers with lime leaves

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Louise

The burger can be much-maligned but, what with Obama being a bit of fan, especially after the week he’s just had, and the advent of such delights as Young and Foodish’s BurgerMonday (and Tuesday), it seems to me that its joys are being wrested away from chains … Continue reading →

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Plum tomato, mint and caper salad

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Louise

I started my leftover-defrost-declutter process at the weekend not with a recipe but with a rather wasteful trashing of the large, by-now-unhappy-looking, piece of watermelon. So that salad idea was out. Then I made Bill Granger’s honey and garlic chicken again (lovely, but I think … Continue reading →

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