Category Archives: Wheat-free

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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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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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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Summer survival kit: what you really need for easy everyday food

Posted on August 12, 2011 by Louise

It struck me this week that I had too little, and yet too much stuff. Too little because, once the shops started to close early, I didn’t have enough required staples to make a cup of tea (milk); too much … Continue reading →

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Piperade…or what to cook when the shops are shut

Posted on August 9, 2011 by Louise

I know it might seem frivolous to write about food when London’s burning but, well, since I am scared out of my life by the proximity and madness of current events, I am focusing on what I can do to … Continue reading →

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Salbitxada…or tomato and almond pesto by another name

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Louise

Is this easy? Yes. Delicious? Absolutely. Unpronounceable. Without a doubt. But I would just concern myself with the first two; you need to know what it tastes like not what it sounds like. Salbitxada comes from the Valls area of … Continue reading →

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Friday tapas: homegrown courgette gratin, tortilla and salbitxada

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Louise

In the Evening Standard last night there was one of those empty-headed ‘filler’ pieces that said that Rafael Nadal is one of the reasons why we’re buying more Spanish wine in the UK. There was no hard evidence that the … 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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Three-month fridge defrost and a Riverford broad bean, feta and mint salad

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Louise

I have banned myself from food shopping this weekend since I still have a ton of ingredients to use up from last week’s ill-advised farmers’ market run. And, as I can no longer see into the ice-box of my fridge, … Continue reading →

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Method-smuggling and Moro saffron cauliflower

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Louise

What are your pet hates in recipes? Mine include too many ingredients, too many bits of kitchen equipment used unnecessarily and method-smuggling. And no, that’s nothing to do with buying lots of very attractively packaged cleaning products and taking them … Continue reading →

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