We treated ourselves to another trip to Morocco this month. I went with the expectation of doing not much but having my taste buds stimulated. Moroccan food can be fabulous but when I’ve tried to make it myself the results…
Couldn’t be simpler really: eats well with cheese or on a bacon sandwich – less sweet than ketchup and you know what’s gone into it 500g red onions, finely sliced 1kg tomato, chopped 4 garlic cloves, crushed 1 red…
Or, in English, potato dumplings; I first had these when one of my Italian friends at University said she’d cook for us but as we didn’t have a real hob we ‘made do’ with two one-ring electric hobs which we could…
Custard. Smooth unctuous creamy sauce to use almost anywhere. Except the shower of course! Though thinking of it ….. Once you have the basic custard method right the world is your lobster and leads into a world of ‘developments’. I…
I didn’t finish this post before we went away for 4 days: but I am back now. I needed a take-away for students going back to Uni . The french purists would probably not be best pleased if they saw what…
We recieved a bunch of students back from University who decended last night unannounced. As they are physically incapable of climbing out of bed before noon I thought a filling and nutritious brunch would fit the bill nicely. Not half bad…
I’ve had a couple of e-mails asking for my version of Delia’s Feta Cheesecake. This makes a cheesecake 20cm across and 5 cm deep. Here is the Delia version – my tweaks are in the variants section. Please note: this…
I am making braised leeks with dinner but the planned excess of leeks will then become leek soup: leaving the green leaves will affect the colour of the finished soup, so if this is for a dinner party you may…
It is Sunday and we have a lot of cooking to do today: one child at University has requested a delivery meal for tomorrow as her mother is visiting: so I am sending her the Spinach and Ricotta cannelloni so she…
I first made this about three years ago when there was a late summer glut of pineapples in the greengrocer – so they were very inexpensive as well as being ripe. I also found a set of four preserving jars…
Times Prep: 15 minutes. Cooking 40 minutes. Total Cost ~£4.00 Serves 4. Calories: 300 per serving A quick nutritious version of an Italian classic plus it’s veggie to boot. Freezes well so make two and save yourself the second lot…
Absolutely Delicious 