Blank canvas two peas and pumpkin seed salad
This recipe is for a sort of contradiction in terms – an interesting and original green salad! It’s very good in its own right – the sugar snap peas and the see...
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Elegant, Little-Black-Dress-useful, kitchen garden soup
I got this incredibly utilitarian recipe out of an incredibly unutilitarian magazine – Vogue – some decades ago.It’s basically a way of using up all the sli...
Melon, bacon and prawn starter
This starter is a sort of creative take on the classic sweet and salty melon and prosciutto combo. In this version the saltiness comes from the prawns and the b...
The low-down on kalettes: what they are and fifteen ways to cook them
Just before Christmas I was invited to a dinner party. Well, in fact it was more of a thrown-together party. Originally we thought we were the only guests, but ...
Coconut rice for a bridegroom
So last month we were off to India for a wedding.A face full of, lucky, coconutThe featured image above shows a religious Hindu wedding ceremony involv...
Old Friend Cream Cheese and Sweet Chilli – instant with drinks
We went to visit some old-slipper type friends not long ago. These are the sort of friends with whom you can pick up a conversation left off a year or so previo...
Courgettes and Apple Balsamic Vinegar
I bought a bottle of apple balsamic vinegar because it looked intriguing - and then I wondered what to do with it. After concerted experimentation I found it we...
Sunset-inspired No-reds-in-the-bed Agnostic Cabbage
"Sometimes the nuances became quite elaborate. In an Orléans restaurant, over a plate of beef cheek, Jandin explained that, although everyone ate red cabbage in...
Velvet Pioppini – Fairytale Funghi
Wandering happily around a wonderful Italian supermarket in Aosta, I came upon some beautiful, miniature mushrooms labelled pholiota aegerita. They looked as if...
Softly Enveloped Mozzarella With Crunchy Herb Croûtons
This is a very Mediterranean dish for a quick lunch, and a great way to use up any stale bread. The contrast of the soft, cheese-filled parcels and the crunchy ...