This month’s recipes
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Afghani chicken: a weeknight saviour
I’m a tad allergic to bits of chicken; you know, bits of chicken that have been chopped up and wrapped in plastic. You would be too if you’d read the description of how they are prepared in Not on the Label; … Continue reading
Posted in Chicken recipes, One pot, Wheat-free
Tagged chicken recipes, fast recipes, one pot, one-pot chicken recipe
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Middle-of-the-week walnut and bulgur pilaf
In the middle of the week, when I am not in the mood for faffing, I often turn to something involving couscous or rice, particularly couscous because it’s so damned fast and, with a bit of soft cheese (usually feta … Continue reading
Posted in Arabesque, Claudia Roden, One pot, Vegetarian recipes
Tagged Claudia Roden, fast recipes, fast vegetarian recipes, pilaf recipes
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A year of blogging and a true WTF chicken and chorizo stew
I started this blog just over a year ago, on 1st May 2011 to be precise and, although I have not reached my target of 20 blog posts every month (five days a week put paid to that in January), … Continue reading
Posted in Chicken recipes, One pot, Web inspiration, Wheat-free
Tagged chicken recipes, fast recipes, one pot recipes
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Vietnamese lemongrass chicken: medicine in a wok
Despite this blog’s positive transformation of my cooking and shopping habits I still have days when I can’t be bothered, usually in the dark of winter when I’m feeling a tad melancholy, or work has been uninspiring or, like tonight, … Continue reading
Posted in Bill's Everyday Asian, Chicken recipes, One pot
Tagged Bill Granger, chicken recipes, fast recipes
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A salad to make your tastebuds, and eyes, sing
The frost is here, the snow about to arrive and although I love that blue-sky-white-ground contrast I’m starting to crave bright colours and tastes. I’m also in need of some winter salad inspiration. My defaults are red cabbage, apple and … Continue reading
Posted in Everyday and Sunday, Salad recipes, Vegetarian recipes, Winter vegetables
Tagged fast recipes, Riverford, salad recipes
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Improving sausages and mash
Sometimes, in fact a lot of the time in my case, all we want when we get home is something familiar, something that requires very little thought and yet is immensely pleasing. For me, in the winter, that often means … Continue reading
Posted in Appetite, Nigel Slater
Tagged fast recipes, Nigel Slater recipes, quick and easy recipes, sausages and mash
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Baked not stirred: risotto the easy way
It’s post-Christmas leftover central in my fridge right now: there’s blue cheese and Cheddar, too many carrots and parsnips for one person to eat, result of a rather ill-fated decision to succumb to red ‘reduced’ stickers and three half-opened pots … Continue reading
Posted in Cheese recipes, Delicious magazine, rice recipes, Vegetarian recipes
Tagged easy risotto recipe, fast recipes
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