This month’s recipes
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Category Archives: Vegetarian recipes
Meera Sodha’s paneer butter masala
At the start of the last lockdown I was convinced that I’d have tons of time to share recipes, especially ones that were helpful. It is, after all, the whole purpose of this blog and always has been: finding a … Continue reading
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Tagged Fresh India, lockdown, masala, Meera Sodha, paneer
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Roopa Gulati’s lime dhal
On a Wednesday when supplies are running low but not so low that I can face the shops, I often make something with lentils or pulses. I always have them in the cupboard and they are easy to transform into … Continue reading
Rock-star cauliflower with red pepper and tahini
Today my niece starts her postgraduate medicine degree. Though I know she’s really excited, I also imagine the prospect of lots of protective clothing and being in and out of GP practices and hospitals is, in these times, a little … Continue reading
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Tagged cauliflower, gluten-free recipes, John Gregory-Smith, vegan, Veganuary, vegetarian
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The Real Vegans: buy a cookbook, not a packet
I saw someone buying a vegan ‘beet Wellington’ in the supermarket the other day. It was in Waitrose, of course. I can’t think of many dishes that are less ‘veganisable’ than a beef Wellington, with its fillet and pâté, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Jones, cookbooks, Elly Pear, Meera Sodha, vegan, Veganuary, vegetarian
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On the Side’s PSB with tarragon: put it in the centre!
On the Side, by Ed Smith, is a book that most foodies I know have heard of but it may not have reached people who are not immersed in cookbooks every day. Which is a shame because it is quite, … Continue reading
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Tagged ed smith, On the Side, PSB, purple sprouting broccoli, vegan, vegetarian
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Perfect midweek one-pot wonder: Ottolenghi’s barley risotto
I didn’t think I’d get the chance to post this any time soon, since summer seemed to have arrived and cooking anything more than one’s own skin felt like far too much faff. But then the floods replaced the sunshine … Continue reading
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Tagged midweek recipes, one-pot, onthelist, ottolenghi, vegan, vegetarian
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The Modern Cook: Anna Jones’s baked ricotta with cannellini beans
Christmas is coming and, as is my wont, I like to recommend a few good cookery books for those who are short of ideas, for themselves or for their food-loving friends. I wear several work ‘hats’ and one of them is … Continue reading
Posted in Bean recipes, One pot, Vegetarian recipes
Tagged Anna Jones, Diana Henry, one-pot, vegetarian
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Fast, perfect noodles
January whizzed past at a rate of knots this year and barely anything I cooked registered as worth a blog post. Except these, which are possibly my favourite fast-food discovery for a while. Late-night food in my flat barely lifts … Continue reading
The Autumn Collection: Fern Verrow’s ruby chard curry
Fern Verrow, for those who don’t know (and I didn’t) is a biodynamic farm in the Black Mountains, in Herefordshire, run by Jane Scotter and Harry Astley. They farm and grow produce all year round, helped by two people for … Continue reading
The Summer Wardrobe: Watermelon Gazpacho
On a hot, hot August day, do your thoughts turn to…soup? No, didn’t think so though, if you looked in branches of the various lunch chains, where hot soup is usually the only one on offer, you would imagine that … Continue reading
Posted in Soup recipes, Summer recipes, Vegetarian recipes
Tagged gazpacho, gluten-free recipes, summer wardrobe, watermelon
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WTF Do I Eat Tonight? 