I quite like jacket potatoes, but the observant among you will note I’m more of a roast potato man. To my mind a jacket should be crisp and earthy on the outside, yet fluffy and yielding inside. Is there any other way? Mrs. RP is an absolute fiend for the jak pot however, and could have them every day. Something […]
Read moreThis is the rice from the chicken tikka masala recipe. I’ve broken it out to it’s own page otherwise I have trouble finding it! Aromatic rice: 1 onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, peeled and bashed 1 cinnamon stick 3 cloves 4 cardamom pods 1 cupful rice per person Fry the onion gently until softened, then add the garlic. Add the […]
Read moreEvery couple of months I get the urge to make another curry, and I’ve made plenty in the last year. It was a Saturday dish, so I had to time to put a little effort in. After a little research I settled on Jamie Oliver’s chicken tikka masala from Jamie’s Dinners. I still had some garam masala left over from […]
Read moreNigel Slater. What a deity of food writing. No-one can conjure more poignant or vivid portraits of cooking that can transport you to the moment of being mid-mouthful. He has pretty much sewn up the childhood nostalgia food writing market, and we love him for it. I have a couple of his books and they are invaluable. I don’t often […]
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