Moussaka

I’ve been making moussaka for as long as I’ve been cooking, I think. I got seriously into cooking in my teens and remember I had a favourite book of classic recipes from around the world and each recipe was accompanied by a big photo of the dish. It was quite a simple and straightforward book, […]

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Melanzane alla Parmigiana

This classic northern Italian dish (see comments below about origin) has long been one of my very favourite things. Its rich combination of aubergine, tomato sauce, Parmesan and mozzarella just oozes with all that’s good about Italian food: the best ingredients cooked quite simply and absolutely gorgeous to eat. Strangely, I’ve not cooked it much […]

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Aubergine & Tomato Tagine

My daughter rang over the weekend to ask if I had some vegetable tagine recipes and by the time I’d scanned a few and sent them by email, I’d decided to make one myself. I love making tagines: not only does it bring back wonderful memories of exciting and exotic Marrakesh (see Moroccan Meal post), […]

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