Weekend breakfast
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 […]
Lemon
Lemon, courgette, ricotta and mint
Another really quick and easy starter idea. Easiness gauge: possible for me to make without incident even after several thimbles of Prosecco. What to use – serves 4 as a starter 2 pleasingly sized courgettes […]
Prawn, smoked trout and avocado salad
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 […]
Roast carrot, goats cheese and chick pea salad
I found this recipe on the BBC Good Food site (SAVE THE BBC RECIPES!) and just tweaked it a bit. It’s bright and summery and healthy. This served six for a starter with slices of […]
Stuffed mushrooms
Shirley Conran said life was too short to stuff a mushroom. Poppycock. These were worth every one of the very few minutes they took to make. What to use – served 6 as a side […]
Garlic, lemon and herb breadcrumbed chicken
This week I had some left over breadcrumbs in the fridge and decided to try creating a breadcrumb coating to – I was going to say liven up but that doesn’t sound right – to […]
Prawn and wine orzo pasta
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 […]
Chorizo rice bowl
This was going to be a vegetarian rice bowl but then I found chorizo in the fridge and… now it’s not. An unusual combination of flavours here – Spanish and Asian. But it worked. What to […]
Salmon and sweet potato cakes
101 uses for crumpet rings Part III – fish cakes. I’m still on the detox and these are perfect for that using just fish and sweet potato. I tried to keep the fish/potato ratio 50:50 as […]
Mushrooms with garlic, pine nuts, lemon and coriander
Day three of the cleanse and the novelty has well and truly worn off. I would kill for a decent coffee; in fact I feel quite murderous in general. On the plus side, dinner for […]
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