Papa al pomodoro is a Tuscan peasant dish, designed to use up stale bread. It’s essentially a tomato sauce/soup, into which stale bread is added,..
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November 1, 2020
Vegan red pesto
This is an adaptation of my sundried tomato and walnut pesto, which uses nutritional yeast instead of cheese. Despite not being vegan myself, I find..
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October 27, 2020
Roasted butternut & feta caramelle with Aleppo chilli butter
I couldn’t let October slide by without a squash pasta, and with Halloween just around the corner, caramelle seemed like the obvious choice. I love..
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October 12, 2020
Hot and sour paneer curry
I’m really partial to paneer, and especially to the paneer curry I developed for my book – it’s creamy and comforting, and really delicious, and..
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September 19, 2020
My salsa verde
Most cuisines have some version of a herb sauce – salsa verde, mojo verde, gremolata, chimichurri, mint sauce etc. Salsa verde usually contains anchovies, but..
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September 18, 2020
Damson Ice Cream
For those who don’t know, damsons are an ancient variety of plum; small with a beautiful dark blue skin, and very, very tart, almost astringent…
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September 3, 2020
Cheddar cheese cacio e pepe
I’m aware this is TOTAL blasphemy and most Italians would be horrified, but as a lover of classic cacio e pepe I was so upset..
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August 20, 2020
Vodka sauce with spinach
Vodka – for some reason I don’t fully understand – really enhances tomato sauce. It’s only relatively recently that I tried this for the first..
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August 20, 2020
Courgette & basil soup
This soup is one of my favourites in the summer when the courgettes are plentiful – it’s really quick to make, full of nutritious green..
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August 13, 2020
Pici with Sweet Peppers
Pici is a hand-rolled pasta, a bit like rustic spaghetti. It’s about the easiest shape you could make, as you simply roll chunks of the..
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August 10, 2020
Cavolo Nero Pasta Sauce
This sauce is the result of seeing a vat of lurid green sauce posted on Instagram by Forza Win, an Italian restaurant in Peckham (which..
