Orecchiette with Sumac Roasted Yellow Courgette and Hazelnuts

Nicola and Rachael had a bumper crop of yellow courgettes in their garden this year and brought a lovely large round one with them for me when they visited at the weekend. I wanted to do something special with this beauty. Nicola said they were good roasted so I considered cooking it as a side […]

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Aubergine, Tomato & Chickpea Curry

There’s been rather a lot of Christmas food about, even for someone who didn’t cook the Christmas dinner and therefore has no turkey leftovers! Thus I felt in need of something completely different tonight, touching on the healthy. I generally eat healthily. In my eclectic working life, part of it is spent as an alternative […]

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Puy Lentils with Tomatoes, Red Onion, Herbs & Balsamic

I know that I’m guilty of sometimes turning my nose up at short cuts, criticising the inglorious stock cubeĀ for instance, but sometimes short cuts have their place and really will do as well. I couldn’t buy a box of dried puy lentils one day in the supermarket so settled – rather uncertainly, it has to […]

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