I was really in the mood for some spring lamb, particularly the moist and flavoursome leg steaks that barbecue so well. My local butcher provided some diced meat and I marinated it in a little oil, lemon juice, cumin, coriander, smoked salt and pepper. After a couple of hours and the sunshine persisting, it was time to dust off the […]
Read moreI saw this recipe on a low GI recipe website, but it was a little under-developed and felt sure it wasn’t going to quite come together. So I embedded a few ideas: a sofritto base of onion and carrots, but that wasn’t quite enough. I remember doing an Italian pasta sauce starting with basil stalks, infusing the whole thing with […]
Read moreUncle Ben’s make this rice stuff, pre-cooked and sealed in packets. It’s dead easy as a side dish, but I wanted to do more. I hit on the idea of a pilaff-style dish. I started by dry-frying spinach with sliced garlic and grated nutmeg. When it had shrunk to hardly anything (always amazes me how much water disappears!) I removed […]
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