This week I’ve cooked a fair bit, and have failed to write about it so apologies. Working from home should, in theory, give me more writing time but in fact it does the opposite, because I spend all day writing for work and then the almost scrivener brain gives up at the end of the …
Avgolémono (avgo = egg - lemono = lemon) is called Greek penicillin for a reason. It's what your mother and grandmother give you when it's chilly, or when you have a cold; it is soothing and kind to the throat. The tang of the lemon cuts through dulled senses, and makes you taste again. It's …
Yesterday I made a Cypriot (not just Cypriot, but it’s where I know it from) dish called Fagi or Fadgi. Lentils and rice, basically, with a shed load of fried onions and lemon. (Turns out I knew it under a different name, fakes moutzentra, which is why I was confused when I heard an American …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.) …
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. …
Generally I try to get the most out of my ingredients, which means making hefty use of leftovers. Leftovers just sounds like such a sad word. Boring, left behind, ignored but in truth, left over parts of a meal are often even better. Reimagine them, don't just heat them up in the microwave (though of …
I'm not sure how I ended up with quite so many Oddbox tomatoes, but I did. Some were on the cusp of becoming a non tomato, so it was time to do something. I'd already done a fresh tomato and aubergine bake, but wanted something non Mediterranean. This curry is best made and then left …
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