Arancini (Italian fried rice balls)
Shame about the boring photo but I made all these Italian dishes in one night and the photography took second place to delivering them all in an edible state. The arancini were a lot more […]
Rice
Roasted garlic, pepper and tomato rice
I haven’t done anything vegetarian for a while. I love any rice dish, and this one is really simple to make. The rice is soft and subtle, a perfect backdrop for the charred pepper, sweet […]
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 […]
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 […]
Prawn risotto
This risotto uses just wine, butter and parmesan along with the prawns. I read something Nigel Slater wrote recently about sometimes wanting just a simple unembellished risotto. This is my version. What to use – […]
Pea, leek and edamame bean risotto
I love risotto. It takes a bit more time than I would usually like to spend cooking during the week – about 30 minutes – but for a weekend dinner it’s fine, really easy, and another […]
A three-fish-course dinner
On Saturday, I had friends round for dinner. I ended up serving three fish courses. I am sure there are rules about not doubling up on fish courses, let along tripling up, but no one […]
Paella – chorizo, prawn, chicken and salmon
This is a bit involved, but not difficult, and if you do it like I did – with some prep beforehand – it won’t take you away to the kitchen for very long when your […]
Garlic prawns (or mushrooms), lemon rice and sweet cucumber raita
A prawn is a perfect, pint-sized piece of low fat protein. So I like to serve them smothered in olive oil, on a pillow of pure carbohydrate, next to a dollop of dairy. This is […]
Cheese, garlic, (pancetta) and mushroom-stuffed peppers
It’s a universal truth that green peppers are the work of the devil. Red peppers, however, are the food of the gods. And stuffed, they’re even better. Today I felt like something that combines mushrooms, […]
