Cooking the books: Salt and Time by Alissa Timoskhina
This is a gorgeous book. Written by Russian born Alissa Timoshkina founder of KinoVino supper club among other things. I was fortunate to meet her at Abergavenny Food Festival last…
Recipes
A twist on Matt Tebbutt’s sausage casserole with butternut squash and sage
This sausage casserole is a recipe I’ve made several times over the years. It appears the Saturday Kitchen cooking bible and is by Matt Tebbutt. It’s perfect when the heating’s…
Japanese golden curry chicken katsu
I love chicken katsu curry. I mean, what’s not to love? Crispy chicken, curry sauce, a mountain of fluffy rice. It’s a perfect meal. I’d eaten it here in the…
Cooking the books: good eating – suggestions for wartime dishes
I’ve just managed to squeeze Cooking the Books in before the calendar ticks into a new month. June has been a bit up and down here, with lockdown taking its…
Whisky and cherry banana bread
The whole world is making banana bread right now isn’t it? That and sourdough. We’re guilty of both in this house I’m afraid! Dave’s been playing around a lot with…
Cooking the books: Samarkand
Just squeezing this in before the end of the month! May’s cooking the books looks at Samarkand – recipes & stories from Central Asia & the Caucasus – as chosen…
Kkakdugi – easy radish kimchi
If you love Kimchi, you’ll love Kkadugi (radish kimchi). It’s one of my favourite Korean side dishes and is really easy to make. You can eat it straight away or…
Cooking the books: we’ll eat again – wartime recipes
After a year long hiatus (and maybe more), March saw the return of my cooking the books series. To recap, if you missed last month’s post, this is something I…
Tamago Donburi
Here’s another easy recipe for you to try during lockdown: tamago donburi. We love to cook food inspired by our travels and short-grain rice, cooked in the rice cooker we…
Daddy Cool’s eggy bread
In a recent twitter poll, 47% of you voted for more recipes on the blog so I’m kick starting that with a really simple but luxury recipe which takes me…