Category Archives: Recipe

Hot weather lamb tagine

Posted on 13 July 2010 by

It's been hovering around 30º here in London. Which is great if you live somewhere built to maximise airflow, or have air conditioning. Of course, my flat features neither, so the last thing I felt like doing was turning on … Continue reading →

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Double garlic, radish & seafood noodles

Posted on 10 June 2010 by

  I've been thoroughly uninspired lately. Nothing like travelling for three weeks with a baby, and then coping with the ensuing jetlag to make me groan every time a meal time comes around. 'What, you want me to think of … Continue reading →

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Pancake day is tomorrow…

Posted on 15 February 2010 by

Just a reminder of my epic post on pancake-making technique for all your Shrove Tuesday needs.

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Crispy Vegetable & Noodle Soup

Posted on 9 December 2009 by

  I've always appreciated the concept of soups: the way they fill you up with relatively few calories, their all encompassing meal-in-a-bowl nature and the ability to accommodate all the odds and sods from the fridge or the vegbox. I … Continue reading →

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Grandma Lena’s Chicken Fricassee

Posted on 22 November 2009 by

My Grandma Lena was one of those people who churned out masses of food every time we visited, and I loved it all. The Jamaican hostess in her I suppose. She made me toast that was like warm bread soaked … Continue reading →

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Quick Roast Lamb Leftovers Solution

Posted on 7 October 2009 by

Just over a month ago I had my first child. Which is lovely and magical and all those things, but it also means the time available for cooking has shrunk to five to ten minute windows that can be interrupted … Continue reading →

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Perfecting Pancake Technique

Posted on 2 August 2009 by

I grew up in a small village in rural Canada for a large part of my childhood, and one of my abiding memories in that big old farmhouse was my father making pancakes on weekend mornings. CBC burbling away on … Continue reading →

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Parmesan-crusted courgette

Posted on 19 July 2009 by

Celia Brooks Brown kindly included my tweeted suggestion of what to do with courgettes, quickly, in her Urban Farmer column in The Times. Which, in 140 characters, is a bit of a challenge. My suggestion went like this: “coat medium courgette … Continue reading →

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Balti lamb burgers

Posted on 29 June 2009 by

I've been trying to prepare extra food and freeze it for the impending birth of my first little one, as everyone tells you you should. However, it taunts me there in the freezer, yummy lasagna, curry sauces in little containers. … Continue reading →

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Edgware Road Yoghurt Sauce

Posted on 13 April 2009 by

I used to live in Paddington, around the corner from the mainline rail station and a quick walk from the hundreds of Lebanese restaurants on Edgware Road. We always meant to visit them more than we did, but every time … Continue reading →

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