but busy and tired seems to be the thing at the moment. By the way, you can also find me over at Substack, so come join me there too! Recipe write ups will resume soon, after this nap or three...
Author: Cookwitch
NO DIETS. ANTI-RACIST.
Omnivore.
Proud of my Black, Cypriot & British family.
Childfree.
Aim to feed. Hugged Nigel Slater. Food photos mostly in my kitchen.🍋
Pork Meatloaf
I have no idea why, but I have been craving meatloaf. I thought of making my friend Jackie's one, but I had no beef, then I remembered I had a packet of NotPaxo stuffing mix. AHA! Sage = sausage and sausage = pork which I had. Bingo, as they say. 1 bowl 1 chopped fresh …
Herby Lamb Cobbler
I even remember making this in 2008. I remember the taste, and how delicious it was. I'm glad I found the recipe again! I think it was a BBC Good Food one, hence the posh bits. 🙂 Ingredients1 tbsp sunflower oil (I used smoked olive oil)200g smoked streaky bacon , preferably in one piece, skinned …
Easy Beans
Ok, yes, tinned beans are easy anyway, but sometimes you want more than just a plain bean. 1 tin butter beans Extra virgin olive oil 2 chopped fresh tomatoes, medium sized (PLEASE don't refrigerate your tomatoes, it ruins their structure) or 2 canned plum tomatoes, broken up 2 heaped tbs tomato puree 1/2-1 tsp salt …
Hello Autumn. Spice Cake!
This is a recipe from way back in 2004 from my friend Alice. It was wonderful - so this is what I wrote back then. Yes it's in cups. [time goes backwards] I have been waiting all week to make this and finally found the time this morning at 6.30. 1 1/2 cups plain flour1 …
Beetroot Apple & Onion Chutney
I do not like beetroot. There. I said it. It has that earthy-too-close-to-mould taste and I find it tricky. However, when my Nan made this, I think it ended up on everything. It is wonderful on a cheese sandwich, but do remember you've been eating it... Beetroot, Apple and Onion Chutney (Nan’s Recipe, her words.) …
Monstrous Baked Macaroni Cheese
I used to be a regular poster on the now disgraced Livejournal. They were fun times, but then their terms and conditions changed and thousands of us left in droves because hey, hating on the gays is not our style m'kay? I found my account again today, and a recipe that must not be lost. …
Hot Caponata Vinaigrette Dressing
Inspired by the flavours in caponata, so Italians, don't shout at me. This is handy to use up the ends of aubergines, which is why I made it as I hate throwing anything away. The juices cry out for a good chunk of bread to mop them up. 10-15 ripe cherry or baby plum tomatoesExtra …
Moong Dhal Chilla (pancakes)
This post is brought to you by "What in the hell am I going to do with that half bag of moong dhal that's been living rent free in my cupboard?" Pancakes, that's what. No egg, no milk, just...dhal. But you will need a blender. I'm sorry. 1 cup hulled moong dhal, soaked in 1 …
Çörek/daktyla/sesame bread Cypriot style!
This is not the full, traditional recipe, but it's what I made when I really wanted a small loaf of bread to go with soup, and also wanted that particular Cypriot flavour. For the full recipe go here. Mastic is probably not something many people associate with food, more than likely people think it's to …
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