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My son Jonathan has been a keen cook since he was small enough to need to stand on a stool to chop and mix ingredients and his sons Freddie (5½) and Benjamin (2¾) are fast following in his footsteps. Thus they were very excited yesterday by Daddy’s new ‘toy’: a super-grade KitchenAid mixer with a […]
Read MoreWhen I checked back in the list of recipes on the blog, I was surprised to find that I hadn’t given this recipe before. There are similar ones but not quite made in this way – a dish that I cook often and has become a family favourite. Although it can be made with any […]
Read MoreIt’s been an extraordinarily warm day for the first of March, but the evenings still draw in early so it’s dark by supper time and with the darkness comes a chill in the air. So it’s great to make a nice warming supper with a rich sauce; a final lap of winter flavours before spring […]
Read MoreThere were some olives in the fridge that needed eating up; some capers and lots of tomatoes, so the obvious choice for supper last night seemed to be pasta with a ‘puttanesca’ sauce. Traditionally, puttanesca sauce is served with spaghetti, but I didn’t have any, and I love the way those orecchiette – ear-shaped pasta – from […]
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