A tale of two halves here: cheeky Essex boy meets Eastern-influenced vegophile. Jamie Oliver’s current series Jamie Does… visits different cities and squeezes the food out of them. I’ve scribbled quite a few of them down, but his recent Andalucian pork chop recipe really connected with me. He cut a slit in a pork chop, then stuffed it with a […]
Read moreSometimes, I just crave pork belly. The gelatinous texture and tender meat send me giddy with excitement. But the really interesting part of this recipe is the red cabbage. I’ve always stewed red cabbage for ever, but I saw the avuncular Nigel Howarth on Saturday Kitchen this week and he prepared it by salting and then quick frying. It’s a […]
Read moreCultures collide in one of my favourite sandwiches: the quesadilla. Hawaij is a Lebanese Jewish spice mix, with a lovely cardamom perfume kick. Wedged into some tortillas with cheese and chicken, I could eat this kind of thing all day. Chicken hawaij quesadillas: For the hawaij mix: 1 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon turmeric 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 1 […]
Read moreI fancied meaty, tomatoey and deep flavour so threw together a bolognese first thing in the morning for the slow cooker. Ten hours later a rich stew awaits me. YUM. Spaghetti bolognese for the slow cooker: 1 onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, sliced 1 carrot, diced 1 celery stick, diced 500g beef mince 1 tablespoon flour 1 tin tomatoes 1 […]
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