Cooking the books: My Little French Kitchen by Rachel Khoo
After a month (or two or three) hiatus, it’s time to get cooking the books back up and running. Recently my friend who has possibly more cookbooks than me, had…
Chef Recipe
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…
Meera Sodha’s East: vegan and vegetarian recipes from Bangalore to Beijing
Meera Sodha’s East is a wonderful cookbook and one I’ve used a lot during lockdown so far. I’d seen this book at my friend’s house but this is my first…
Cooking the books: The Ethicurean
At the end of May, I ran a vote on Twitter and Instagram to determine which one of three cookbooks would feature on June’s ‘Cooking the Books’. It was close…
Glynn Purnell’s duck with spiced plum jam
Did you all have a wonderful Christmas? Happy (almost) New Year too… can you believe that’s almost 2015 done? It’s just flown by. I love a challenge so when Stoves…
Tom Kerridge’s Slow Roast Harissa Lamb
Last year I had a table booked at The Hand & Flowers – spent months looking forward to it, only to be unable to go by the time the date…
Spiced chicken dumpling soup
I can’t lay claim to this recipe, I can, however, tell you that it’s mega tasty and you should try this one at home. Taken from the Saturday Kitchen Cooking…
Pecorino & balsamic risotto
I loved Two Greedy Italians when it was on TV last year, Antonio Carluccio and Gennaro Contaldo are hilarious together and made us laugh every week. Of course, knowing me,…
Blackberry Victoria Sponge with Sloe Gin Jam
When it comes to cake, sometimes you just can’t beat the classics can you?. And by ‘the classics’ I’m referring to two things specifically – the first is not a…
Beef Loc Lac with Tuc Merik
This is a great recipe from Gordon’s Great Escape: Southeast Asia. Its one of my favourite food perve books, one which frequently comes off the shelf for a read but…