This month’s recipes
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Category Archives: Pork recipes
Uyen Luu’s pork belly with coconut milk and greens
It’s rare that I make a recipe more than once in a year; I am renowned for reading new ones whilst eating something I have never tried before, and yet there are probably only twenty things that I repeat. Which … Continue reading
Perfect, last-week-of-work, pork, chorizo and black olive stew
It’s quite difficult, I have just discovered, to take an appetising picture of a stew. Mind you, ‘stew’ itself is not the most appetising of words or prospects. But please don’t let that header photo, or the name put you … Continue reading
Nigel Slater’s pig cheeks braised in cider and the joy of thrift
Thrift is a habit of mine all year round but especially at this time of year. Being freelance, it is very useful to know how to survive on very little for months at a time and even when I don’t have … Continue reading
Posted in Pork recipes, Wheat-free
Tagged Nigel Slater, Observer Food Monthly, pig cheeks recipe
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Thomasina Miers’s chorizo, potato and thyme quesadillas
It took me a long time to get into Mexican food. As a student my distinct memory was of acres of chilli con carne and dried-up refried beans; not the most appetising combination. Then in the States, home to some of … Continue reading
Posted in Mexican Food Made Simple, Pork recipes, Thomasina Miers
Tagged mexican food, quesadilla recipe, Thomasina Miers, Wahaca
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Fuchsia Dunlop’s red-braised pork recipe
Possibly one of the most embarrassing conversations I ever had was about Chinese food at a Society of Authors‘ ‘young’ (i.e. under 40…) drinks party. I was talking to someone I had just met and bitching about how Time Out‘s … Continue reading
Posted in Every Grain of Rice, One pot, Pork recipes
Tagged Chinese recipes, Fuchsia Dunlop, pork belly recipes
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Ballymaloe and Patatas (well, what else?!)
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
£15 week: can it be done and how does chorizo and cider help?
£15 then, a possible feasible budget for two people for a week? Well, yes and no. Yes, because I made four main meals: a) sausage ragu, b) this risotto (not recommended; overwhelmingly rich and salty), c) this cheese soufflé (ALWAYS … Continue reading
The £15 week: sausage ragu with thyme and caramelised onion mash
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
An Indoor Party Hog Roast
Where have I been? I wish I knew the answer to that. But I’m back! The last three weeks have been a whirl of deadlines, visits and visitors and, for the first time in years, I had a party. And, … Continue reading
Posted in Party recipes, Pork recipes
Tagged Antic Disposition, Christmas party recipes, hog roast, pork recipes, roast 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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WTF Do I Eat Tonight? 