Why do porcini mushrooms stink so bad while they are marinating in hot water? It’s like cat food! That said, many dishes would be all the poorer without their meaty, chewy flavour. I’ve combined them here with chestnut mushrooms, chicken breast pieces, and surrounded it all with rich, sweet marsala-infused chicken stock and just a touch of cream. It was […]
Read moreAn open confession: I arrived home to this hearty treat as a dish prepared by Mrs Roast Potato and eldest New Potato (is that metaphor too tortured?). Regardless, I present it here on their behalf. A real punchy mediterranean pasta blowout. Roasted squash rigatoni: 1 butternut squash, skinned and diced 2 cloves of garlic, peeled 12 cherry tomatoes, halved 250g […]
Read moreI saw Oliver’s Twist the other day, a TV programme of Jamie Oliver’s created for syndication all over the world. It’s little seen in the UK until recently, when the Good Food Channel started running them. In this one, he was making food for his then-14 month old daughter Poppy. The minestrone soup he made really caught my eye, and […]
Read moreI’m not quite sure where this came from. I was sitting at work five minutes before leaving, and salmon en croute popped in to my head. I hadn’t tried cooking it before so I grabbed a few things on the way home and this is what I ended up with. I was pretty pleased with the result. I started with […]
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