I cannot tell you how excited I get when late-April rolls around, and the asparagus season rushes on to us. Yes, you can get it almost any time of year but the Peruvian imports of November taste like skinny peas. It just doesn’t travel well. This is one ingredient where buying British is unequivocally best. Thankfully scarcity is not the […]
Read moreSometimes, blog posts I write are to spread the news of some great recipe I found. Other times it’s about crazy experiments. But the aim has always been to be a log of what I cooked, and that’s what this Christmas Day feast is about: to remind myself what worked and what to fix for next time. Perhaps surprisingly I’d […]
Read moreI couldn’t help myself with the name. Sorry. But I love Brussels Sprouts and try to make the most of them in their season, so I thought I would pair them with unctuous, creamy risotto. If you pass them through a food processor you get lovely, delicate shreds which can be swirled through your rice. Sproutotto (serves 4): 1 onion, […]
Read moreWhat a triumph this is. Just when I was feeling a bit indifferent to Jamie Oliver’s Great Britain along comes this absolute belter. Jamie introduces this by saying most people when asked about their favourite foods will mention roast chicken and curries, and this utterly unites the heart of both of these. With blackened, tangy skin the chicken comes out […]
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