Mushroom and Tahini Soup

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 …

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Fresh Spinach Pancakes (no wheat flour)

1 bag fresh spinach, chopped finely1 medium egg3 level tbs gram flour2 level tbs flax seeds, finely ground1/2 tsp dried yeast60g warm water1/2 tsp salt Add the water and yeast to the gram flour and whisk to get all the lumps out. Let it stand for about 15 minutes. It won't floof up much, but …

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Tarte Tatain’t

It's not made with pastry, and there's no syrupy glaze but what there is, is cheese. And it was cooked upside down so there we go. 1 large potato, peeled if you like, cut into rough dice, about 1" x 1"4 medium parsnips, peeled and diced the sameOlive oilSalt1 tsp rose harissa paste or to …

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Sri Lankan Tomato Curry

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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Stuffed Potatoes with Cypriot flavours

I've long been an admirer of potatoes. I never used to eat them much, at the height of low carbing, and then I realised that they were much maligned, along with the larger sized among us. I still feel a pang of naughty when I eat them, but it's a mere wisp of a pang, …

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Crunchy Bread Pockets

I hate waste. I've probably said this before. I had a few slices of bread left that had gone a little mouldy on the crusts so I sprang* into action. Cut off the crusts, then rolled them as flat as I could with a rolling pin. Brown bread is surprisingly resilient. Cheap white bread would …

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Flour Pie

I know, I know, flour pie sounds distinctly uninspiring but stay with me. A few months back I saw this recipe on Instagram, and it caught my eye. It just looked so wholesome and fresh! I made it, and it was. A lovely way to use up greens, in a very non boring way. I …

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Aubergines again

I never, ever get tired of aubergines. This is one of my favourite ways of cooking them, and works for a speedy dinner! I baked them at 160C fan. Maple syrup works just as well as honey. 🙂 https://videopress.com/v/LMUwycax?preloadContent=metadata Stage one and stage two!

Caponata Fritters

I saw Sabrina Ghayour's Halloumi and Carrot balls in Bazaar, but had no carrots. Or dill. I did have halloumi, but I needed that for something else. Then I remembered an aubergine that needed using, so I switched from the island of Cyprus to the island of Sicily.Caponata is a vegetable stew, sweet and sour …

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Meat Free Moshari Kokkinisto / Pastitsada

I'd made something called Moshari Kokkinisto - reddened beef - with the remains of the seitan left over from the doner experiment. I had a pretty large chunk of it left so I twisted it, pulled it and broke it into pieces. It takes some doing, as it's pretty elastic! Bear in mind that these …

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