asparagus with parma ham
As the green spear season trundles on, I continue to lavish attention on it by frying some slices of parma ham until crisp like shards of salt, and serving with steamed emerald asparagus from a local farm.
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griddled lamb with cauliflower puree
I’ve managed to catch up with the dreadfully named Recipe For Success. A couple take over a restaurant for a day and try to run it. It’s fronted by the affable Simon Rimmer, whom I’ve admired for many years and I’m sure is worthy of a bigger household name status than he has. He gave this recipe to one of […]
Read morechicken escalopes
Apologies for the dull as dishwater name; I craved some meaty chicken sandwiched in crunchy savoury breadcrumbs. So I whizzed up some breadcrumbs with salt and paprika, smacked a chicken breast within an inch of its life and then coated it with the bread. One shallow fry later and I’m staring at this.
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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 […]
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