Another one from Nigella: a filling, warming bowl of food that assuages post-Christmas guilt. Relatively simple, tin tomatoes, whatever veg was to hand (courgette, cauliflower, onions, carrots, peas), stock and some Gary Masala, boiled up for a while and dotted with coriander. Served with a chewy, fluffy naan, it’s seriously comforting.
Read moreSome friends were coming over, and I wanted something a little elegant and classy as a starter. I was cooking for a vegetarian friend, so there are considerations there. This was a recipe from Jason Gillies, actually from a magazine she had bought me, so it had a serendipity to it. It was a bloody long process – definitely worth […]
Read moreI made this a while back but just found pictures of it so thought I’d share. I bloody love asparagus, but optimistically I’ll leave it til the season to wax then. This is a Jamie recipe, and deserves heaps of praise for making the most of it’s wonderful homely ingredients. It’s boiled new pots mashed together with cream, eggs and […]
Read moreSeasonal is the name of the game here; everything’s bursting with readiness. Using my stirfry principles as per Yaki Soba, I add strips of beef, then put to one side. Then I fry carrots and red cabbage until tender, then add beansprouts. Now come fruits: blackberries and a sliced plum. Then the beef goes back in and it’s all pulled […]
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