One of my favourite dishes from an Indian takeaway, among the mighty lamb balti, brilliant onion bhaji and cracking keema naan, is the humble sag aloo. Spinach and potato. What springs to mind are buttery, savoury bright yellow nuggets of firm potato streaked with iron-y spinach. Yum. But I’ve never managed to recreate it successfully at home. In a moment of weakness […]
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I thought I’d tried all the Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals that I wanted to, until the photo-ninja Nga commented about the spring lamb recipe… I couldn’t believe I’d missed it! So I tore off to try it. It’s a relatively simple recipe, with seared & roasted lamb, and a big bowl of pots ‘n’ veg boiled up. But […]
Read moreI’ve been trying out Sainsbury’s ‘Feed Your Family for £50’ meal planner lately, and this recipe is a real crowd-pleaser: tasty mince with piles of mashy veg on top. Have you tried any of the recipes or the whole Meal Plan? If so let Sainsbury’s know. Very soon they’ll be giving you the chance to win a £50 meal plan and put it […]
Read moreYou manage to get some up-close-and-personal time with a skilled and famous chef. You’re spending relaxed time in his company after watching the man cook food for you in his whites. He’s poured forth detail on his family life growing up and told you of the bittersweet feeling as he approaches a milestone birthday. Jean-Christophe Novelli is being nothing less than his […]
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