Red pepper and pecorino pasta
So this small red pepper had been sitting on the middle shelf of the fridge for some time, blinking into the light, looking out expectantly every time the door was opened, silently shouting, “roast me!” […]
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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, 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 […]
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