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 […]
So simple, just make sure you buy good quality tomatoes and cheese. What to use – serves 4 as a starter 400g tomatoes – I used these 200g burrata extra virgin olive oil fresh basil […]
Inspired by the amazing food I had during a visit to Rome a couple of weeks ago, I’m going to post a few Italian dishes I’ve made this weekend. These tarallini were wafted under my nose in […]
I’ve finally managed to make something that my chief taste-tester, Shaun, finds “revolting”! Why have I never made a Biryani before? This was a bit of a cheat’s quickie version. He didn’t actually taste this version. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As the Nathan Outlaw Verjus website says, “the word ‘Verjus’ derives from the Middle French ‘vert jus’ meaning green juice. It is made from pressed unripe (or green) grapes. Verjus was used widely by medieval […]
Bit of a rubbish photo unfortunately. This was only the second pavlova I’ve ever made so it was with some trepidation that I decided to veer from the traditional approach and make a chocolate orange version. Especially risky […]
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