Creamy prawn and tomato pasta

As this lockdown has continued, the amount of pasta I have been eating has gone up to the same degree that the amount of exercise I have been doing has gone down. That’s not great, […]
As this lockdown has continued, the amount of pasta I have been eating has gone up to the same degree that the amount of exercise I have been doing has gone down. That’s not great, […]
This was to celebrate my friend Shaun leaving his job after 16 years and starting a new venture. This is garlicky prawns and chorizo served on pasta soaked in a creamy white wine sauce. It […]
January food was a mix of vegan and vegetarian here in SE London. Since then fish has reappeared, but meat is now very rare and usually eaten only when it can’t be avoided. The challenge […]
“I was eating sitting at the table, we’ve finished dinner, we’re now having dessert, and we’re having the most beautiful piece of chocolate cake you’ve ever seen, and President Xi was enjoying it, and I […]
So you’re all set for an evening of fizz, films and blinis and then you receive THAT text: the Blini Shortage of 2017 (BS2017) has arrived. So I asked myself the question anyone faced with […]
This is dead easy and quick. I think I prefer it without the prawns actually. And it could have taken a bit of chilli too. What to use – serves 1 A handful of shallots […]
I had this on Saturday morning, squashed onto a tiny table in a steamy Lowry & Baker at the top of Portobello Road. It was so nice I made it at home on Sunday morning […]
I read an article this morning about a recipe that featured in the Bell Jar – a crab salad. Made me want a seafood salad for lunch. You don’t need anyone to tell you how to […]
As the Nathan Outlaw Verjus website says, “the word ‘Verjus’ derives from the Middle French ‘vert jus’ meaning green juice. It is made from pressed unripe (or green) grapes. Verjus was used widely by medieval […]
I encountered Nigella Lawson at a party maybe 10 years ago. I say encountered, I was walking past her as she was in an exchange about some lost jewellery. The point is, she was as […]