This was another Saturday lunchtime creation which involved pulling together some of my favourite things: the subtle sweetness of a firm young courgette, plump mushrooms, toasted nuts, pungent garlic, fresh lemon juice and a big pile of […]
This week is all about low-carb food after the excess of Easter. This salad combines quinoa which is a high protein grain favoured by the Incas, and personally I try not to eat anything that wasn’t […]
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 […]
An idea for a fishy Friday night dinner or an alternative Sunday roast. We had it as a Sunday roast. Salmon is quite a ‘meaty’ fish and worked really well with the roast spuds and […]
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 […]
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 […]
I had some stale-ish homemade bread, avocado, tomatoes and a mozzarella that needed using up. I will definitely do this again. Took 3 minutes to make. A 3-minute masticatory miracle. What to use – serves 2 […]
This weekend’s Sunday breakfast, and the result of an outrageously unenthusiastic reaction to my suggestion of egg on toast. Because of the chorizo and pancetta, there was a lot of oil in the pan. If I […]
You will need to lay your hands on a pleasingly-sized courgette for this. I was at home unexpectedly today so grabbed things from the fridge that needed using and came up with this. It’s light and […]
This was the result of the need to use some nearly questionable vegetables before they became unusable. It resulted in a really lovely pasta sauce. Light, sweet, fruity, with a kick from the lemon and […]
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