Bacon and egg risotto
Did any of you see the Take That virtual gig last night? I googled Robbie Williams afterwards. Turns out he’s VERY rich. And speaking of rich, so – very much so – is this. I […]
Meat
Paprika pork and chorizo goulash
In January 2019, I started volunteering as a cook at a local homeless shelter. In the beginning this meant cooking for around 8 people, and as it was mid winter, big batch cooking of casseroles […]
Chorizo and prawn linguini
This was to celebrate 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 has some […]
Veal and porcini ragu
Inspired by the recent trip to Rome and lunch at Artusi in Peckham the weekend after! I was going to make this with sausage too, but the sausage I got turned out to be really […]
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 […]
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 […]
Veggie / Turkey mediterranean cottage pie
How to make winter comfort food, without red meat, white potatoes, pasta etc etc blah? Answer – quorn or turkey mince, tomatoes, sweet potatoes. (Interestingly, to me, quorn has as many calories per 100g as 5% […]
Moroccan spiced chicken with chick pea mash
Chick pea mash. Chick. Pea. Mash. Where have you been all my life? First time I’ve made or had it and it’ll definitely be on the menu throughout this winter. Ras el hanout is a […]
Creamy chicken in cider
What to do with a chicken? My first thought was about coq au vin, but I had cider left over from last autumn when I’d braised pork in it, so thought I’d give the chicken the same […]
Beef ragu and courgetti
I saw Hemsley and Hemsley make a ragu recently to which they add mixed spice and also some grated carrot at the end. I tried that this time and it was good – lightened and […]
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