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, […]
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Spicy cauliflower mash
The comforting, pillowy quality of mashed potato but more interesting flavours and fewer calories and carbs. Win-win-win-win-win. What to use A head of cauliflower a large knob of garlic butter a heaped teaspoon of creme […]
Toasted pistachio spiced rice
A savoury, very gently spiced vegan rice dish with a nutty crunch from the toasted pistachios. What to use – serves 2 as a side 100g rice 300g veg stock 60g toasted pistachios 1 tablespoon […]
Chorizo and prawn linguini
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 […]
Take-to-work vegan pasta salad
A mix of sautéed and fresh veg with pasta made a light, flavourful and filling lunch. What to use 60g dried pasta 3 chestnut mushrooms, quartered a third of a pepper, chopped to bite size […]
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 […]
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 […]
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