Hot diggity, I love chorizo. So meaty, spicy and god-darned irresistible. I hate those pre-packed sweaty little plastic things, so I always buy mine from the deli counter. Except there I have to plead with the assistant not to slice it into bits, it’s always finger-thick slices or rough dice for me. This wintry soup is a real cracker: fried […]
Read moreSome friends were coming over, and I wanted something a little elegant and classy as a starter. I was cooking for a vegetarian friend, so there are considerations there. This was a recipe from Jason Gillies, actually from a magazine she had bought me, so it had a serendipity to it. It was a bloody long process – definitely worth […]
Read moreA homestyle “Pasta ‘n’ Sauce”: fry some leeks, gammon, add macaroni and then keep covering with chicken stock until tender. Simple and brill. Next time I’d add a slosh of white wine for a sweet kick, but this was great winter stuff.
Read moreCrappy name, sorry about that. But we’ve never settled on a better name for this heavenly and wholesome dish, that not only celebrates the ingredients in it, but is an absolute triumph of speed and economy. I found it via Gordon Ramsay’s Fast Food: Recipes from The F Word, hence the name. Five ingredients – that’s all you need – […]
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