Category Archives: Cookery writers

Peter Gordon’s broad bean, bacon, chilli and tahini salad/sandwich

Posted on July 27, 2011 by Louise

Sound odd? Yes, I thought so at first but, well, broad beans and bacon are natural frying-pan fellows, chillis are always good with green veg and tahini is one of those things that I always mean to break out of … Continue reading →

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Unexpected baked aubergines with cream and basil

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Louise

Every so often I have a cull of the paper recipes I have collected over the last twenty years. And, when that happens, since I’m usually overwhelmed by the volume of rubbish and unusable ideas that are clogging up my … Continue reading →

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Nigel Slater’s baked feta with thyme

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Louise

In the winter I often bake some cheese; the likes of Vacherin Mont D’Or lends itself beautifully to being shoved in the oven whole, with a bit of white wine poured over it and then eaten with bread or potatoes, … Continue reading →

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Bill Granger’s citrus risotto with prawns

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Louise

More lemons today, and a wonderful way to lighten and brighten risotto. Love it as I do, I sometimes find the butter-cheese overload a bit much. Not often, I grant you, but enough to be interested by Asian-inspired versions like … Continue reading →

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Ottolenghi’s roasted aubergines with saffron yogurt

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Louise

When I want a new idea for the relatively mundane, I turn to Ottolenghi. Whether the chef, the restaurant or the cookbooks, it is, for me, a name synonymous with reinvention, particularly of vegetables. There is no limp lettuce or … Continue reading →

Posted in Cookery writers, Gluten-free, Ottolenghi The Cookbook, Salad recipes, Spring vegetable recipes, Summer recipes, Vegetarian recipes, Wheat-free, Yotam Ottolenghi | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Harissa lamb with couscous

Posted on July 6, 2011 by Louise

Yet again the weather has foiled my food plans. I had gazpacho in mind, but as I write this the forecast is ‘rain becoming heavy and persistent’ and cold soup is definitely not rain food. So I want something hot, … Continue reading →

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Self-sufficiency salad with caramelised onion, rocket and goat’s cheese

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Louise

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 →

Posted in Cookery writers, Delia Smith, Delia Smith's Winter Collection, Fast food fixes, Salad recipes, Summer recipes, The Cook Shelf, Vegetarian recipes, Wheat-free | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Dorie Greenspan’s lamb and apricot tagine recipe

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Louise

I’m a bit late today, for which I apologise. My Mum arrived from the States this morning and, well, there was a flat to vacuum and a bathroom to clean before I could think about WTF we are going to … Continue reading →

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An old favourite: watermelon and feta salad recipe

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Louise

Watermelon always seemed the ultimate treat. After all, my childhood was spent watching cartoons in which any success was celebrated with a ‘slap-up’ feast full of large wedges of the stuff. But, since it was absent from 1970s Britain (or … Continue reading →

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Caramelised pork salad

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Louise

Today, after rather an overdose of olive oil with the Spanish tapas this week, and the confits last, I am going back to the Antipodes for a burst of flavour and colour that owes nothing to the Mediterranean. This is … Continue reading →

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