Category Archives: Recipes from magazines and newspapers

Throw-in-the-oven Ottolenghi chicken (no, not an oxymoron)

Posted on November 18, 2013 by

Whenever I rave about Ottolenghi, someone always says, without fail, ‘oh I can’t be bothered; he uses too many ingredients’. In the last week alone the mention of his name to a) a real foodie and b) someone not that … Continue reading →

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An Alsacian onion tart…and the wines to go with it

Posted on April 13, 2013 by

If Spain is my true love in terms of wine now, then Alsace is a very close second. I lived there when I was a student and, although it was probably the most surreal year of my life for lots … Continue reading →

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Comforting Ottolenghi cardamom chicken

Posted on October 26, 2012 by

Winter hasn’t even begun and the weather is already starting to get on my nerves. In my world the only way to counteract the horrors of dark nights, clocks going back and overhearing endless Christmas muzak is by finding glorious … Continue reading →

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Summer avocado pre-dinner treat

Posted on June 3, 2012 by

Do you ever have those days when you come home, head straight into the kitchen and you’re just too hungry to even think about making anything dinner-like; you have to eat NOW? I have them all the time and usually … Continue reading →

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Salmon with butter sauce…or is that beurre blanc?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

It’s Friday, tomorrow is St Patrick’s Day and I was inspired by both of those things to cook this Darina Allen recipe, as spotted in the Guardian. Now, she calls the sauce ‘Irish butter sauce’ but, personally, I don’t think … Continue reading →

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Mussels with sherry, bacon and crabmeat

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

Mussels are probably my favourite seafood. Cheap, easy to get hold of and not in the least bit faffy to cook, they fulfil my desire for the pleasure of the taste without any of the pain. I have watched crabs … Continue reading →

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Lovely, simple blue cheese tart

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

One of the banes of living alone, or of cooking for one or two, is leftovers. Most of the time a recipe for four or six can be scaled down to two or three but, when it comes to baking, … Continue reading →

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