R March 5, 2021Tags Featured Red lentil dhal with cavolo nero & crispy paneer I make some form of dhal at least once a week – it’s healthy, economical, comforting, and delicious. I’ve made it so many times I..
S January 17, 2021Tags Featured Sundried tomato, basil & feta bean burgers My mum used to make a version of these burgers when I was a kid, with cheddar cheese, chilli powder and parsley, and I remember..
B January 9, 2021Tags Promoted Braised Beans with Onions This is a recipe I’ve been playing with for a few months now, and whilst it’s completely delicious, and now on regular rotation in our..
C January 8, 2021 Chunky Lentil and Orzo Soup This is a soup I keep coming back to lately, as it’s the ideal January soup in my mind; really warming and comforting for these..
B December 10, 2020Tags Promoted Butternut squash orzotto This is a seriously rich and comforting winter dish, and one which comes together quickly, so ideal for a weeknight. Rather than being made with..
S December 7, 2020 Spinach, pea & edamame soup This is the warming soup equivalent of a green smoothie, filled with nutritious veg, and very little else. Peas are quite starchy which helps to..
P November 2, 2020 Papa al pomodoro ravioli 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,..
H 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..
D 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…
V 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..
P 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..
O July 31, 2020 Orzotto primavera Orzo is barley, and orzotto is simply barley cooked in the style of a risotto. The more I eat it, the more I think I..
S July 30, 2020 Sugo Finto with Capunti This pasta is called capunti (or cavatelli, or gnocchetti depending on which region of Italy you ask) and it’s about the simplest pasta you can..
P July 29, 2020 Pasta alla Norma Pasta alla Norma is a classic dish consisting of pasta served in a tomato and aubergine sauce. It’s usually topped with ricotta salata, but I..
L July 28, 2020 Lentil Farmer’s Pie This is a vegetarian (and easily vegan) version of a shepherd’s pie. It’s full of green lentils (the big flat kind, not puy) which are..
