Tag Archives: one-pot

Cupboard love: potato, onion and garlic ‘shakshuka’

Posted on April 3, 2020 by

Shakshuka is a middle-eastern dish popularised, at least in the UK, by Ottolenghi and it is very much worth your time. You can find a recipe for it here. I’m not sure what makes this dish a shakshuka, since it … Continue reading →

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Diana Henry’s ‘Italian penicillin’, aka orzo with lemon, parsley and Parmesan

Posted on November 7, 2018 by

Midweek is usually when I run out of food. Leftovers, from anything long-winded made over the weekend, get eaten on Mondays or for lunches, Tuesday is usually cheese on toast after choir rehearsal and then there is Wednesday, home of … Continue reading →

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Rachel Roddy’s chicken thighs with citrus and olives

Posted on September 7, 2018 by

Here’s a tip: buy yourself some chicken thighs, an orange and lemon, some good green olives, a bit of fresh oregano (or dried, if that’s all you can get), salad and potatoes on your way home. Then follow the prep … Continue reading →

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Perfect midweek one-pot wonder: Ottolenghi’s barley risotto

Posted on May 30, 2018 by

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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The Modern Cook: Anna Jones’s baked ricotta with cannellini beans

Posted on December 8, 2017 by

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 →

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All Sorrows are Less with Bread, but Nigella’s chicken helps too…

Posted on November 27, 2017 by

I’ve been rather busy for the last six weeks and both cooking, and blogging, have been very low on my agenda. Why? Well, if you have read this blog often, or for a few years, you may remember that about … Continue reading →

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Uyen Luu’s pork belly with coconut milk and greens

Posted on September 29, 2017 by

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 →

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