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I make a version of ‘hummus’ quite often. By this I mean, a basic hummus recipe but not necessarily made with chickpeas but often with butter beans or cannelloni beans instead; even roasted vegetables such as beetroot and squash. Then the other day I was in the National Portrait Gallery café and had a sandwich that had […]
Read MoreMy son gave me three aubergines. Jonathan is known for giving me foodie things. Some of my best kitchen items are gifts from him: my wonderful Global chef’s knife; a boning knife; my Microplane. When he goes to the local farmers’ market on Saturday morning and negotiates a good deal for multiple chickens – the […]
Read MoreNo, dear Italian friends, this is not an Italian risotto and please forgive the use of the word ‘risotto’, but Ottolenghi uses it in his wonderful book Jerusalem from which I took this recipe. (Though it has to be said, it’s not quite his recipe, as you shall see.) I’ve learned that Italians are very correct when […]
Read MoreI thought it would be fun to pick my top ten foodie and travel things for the year: things I’ve bought, meals I’ve had, places I’ve travelled to; the highlights of a brilliant food & travel blogging year. They are in no particular order – just as they came into my head once I got […]
Read MoreWith Jonathan and Lyndsey coming for supper yesterday and knowing how they love the recipes in Ottolenghi’s wonderful new book, Jerusalem, as much as I do, I looked through it for a dish I hadn’t tried yet. The ‘Slow Cooked Veal with Prunes & Leeks’ sounded perfect for the cold weather. However, I couldn’t source the […]
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