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coconut and saffron mussels

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MOROCCAN LAMB WITH APRICOTs

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SLOW-ROASTED ROMA TOMATO SOUP

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ROASTED PLUMS WITH ALMONDS

 
 

INSPIRATION

WEEKNIGHT winners

on the table in 30 minutes OR LESs.

 
 
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fish and seafood

Choo chee fish

Choo chee fish

Quick spicy Spanish prawns

Quick spicy Spanish prawns

pasta

Salmon and lemon-ricotta pasta

Salmon and lemon-ricotta pasta

Chorizo carbonara

Chorizo carbonara

CHICKEN

Maple and lemon chicken marinade

Maple and lemon chicken marinade

Thai-style caramel chicken

Thai-style caramel chicken

 
 

INSPIRATION

WEEKEND WONDERS

ways to make your downtime special.

 
 
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snacks

Fig and prosciutto pintxos

Fig and prosciutto pintxos

Adults-only popcorn

Adults-only popcorn

sides

Garlic roasted mushrooms

Garlic roasted mushrooms

Tangy red coleslaw

Tangy red coleslaw

fruit

Personal pavlovas for two

Personal pavlovas for two

Peach clafoutis

Peach clafoutis

Pappardelle, butternut, blue cheese, sage, pinenuts.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣Big flavours – sweet, salty, herbal, creamy, nutty – for the big noodle.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣Fun fact 🤓 Pappardelle’s name comes from the word pappare – “to gobble up”. Got that right.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣#pasta #pappardelle #butternut #bluecheese #sage #pinenuts #vegetarian #meatless #everydayfood #food #cooking #recipe #dinner #handmade #homecooking #homecook #realfood #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodblogfeed #foodstyling
Blueberry and almond cake, for #sundaybaking⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣#blueberries #almonds #baking #cake #glutenfree #everydayfood #food #cooking #recipe #handmade #homecooking #homecook #realfood #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodblogfeed #foodstyling
Pimentos.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣Doing some process work, getting these scarlet babies ready to go into jars.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣I’ll hold back of few of the prettiest ones and pipe some mascarpone into them for something to nibble with drinks tomorrow night.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣#pimentos #cherrypeppers #vegetarian #vegan #everydayfood #food #cooking #recipe #dinner #handmade #homecooking #homecook #realfood #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodblogfeed #foodstyling
Butter beans, rocket, pimento.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣The season for fresh butter beans goes by so quickly here, I need to celebrate them while I can. I love their almost comical size – makes them easy to pod – and their lovely creamy texture. ⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣Because they absorb flavours so well, I like to give them a starring role in simple, well-dressed salads like this one, tossed with extra virgin olive oil and wine vinegar.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣#butterbeans #beans #beansalad #salad #vegetarian #vegan #everydayfood #food #cooking #recipe #dinner #handmade #homecooking #homecook #realfood #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodblogfeed #foodstyling
Duck, orange, soy, honey.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣A recipe from my old dinner party days resurrected for a casual Sunday night: it’s a couple of duck breasts, left to slowly crisp up and render on the stovetop, then doused in a mixture of orange juice, dark soy and honey and roasted for a few minutes. It is deeply delicious.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣I’m not a great multitasker – too easily pulled into a vortex of attention around one thing – and this is so easy to make that even I can run up some side dishes and keep track of a conversation while it’s cooking.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣#duck #everydayfood #food #cooking #recipe #dinner #handmade #homecooking #homecook #realfood #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodblogfeed #foodstyling⁣ ⁣
Arancini Bolognese and roasted garlic aioli.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣I had the presence of mind to make more risotto and ragù than I needed this week so I’d have leftovers to make these as a Friday night treat. They are such an uproar to make – rolling, crumbing, frying, half cooking, half craft-project – exactly how the weekend should begin.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣#arancini #rice #bolognese #risotto #everydayfood #vegetarian #glutenfree #food #cooking #recipe #dinner #handmade #homecooking #homecook #realfood #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodblogfeed #foodstyling
Asparagus, rocket and provolone tart.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣The first flush of the new season’s asparagus has arrived, delicately sweet and as thin as pencils. I never like to do too much to asparagus, so this simple bed of shortcrust pastry and provolone custard was enough. ⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣#asparagus #spring #provolone #pastry #vegetables #everydayfood #vegetarian #food #cooking #recipe #dinner #handmade #homecooking #homecook #realfood #meatless #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodblogfeed #foodstyling
Risi e bisi, for #spring 🌱⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣It only seemed right to mark the new season the way it’s done in Venice, with this simple, elegant dish of rice and peas. It’s not a risotto – there’s none of the stirring – and it can be as soupy or forkable as you like.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣I don’t get to cook with fresh peas very often – by the time they get to me they’re too starchy – but I found them sparkling fresh this morning and added the pods to the stock.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣There’s a recipe for this on my website, which you can find using the link in my profile.⁣ ⁣⁣ ⁣#rice #peas #vegetarian #glutenfree #vegetables #everydayfood #food #cooking #recipe #dinner #handmade #homecooking #homecook #realfood #meatless #foodphotography #foodblogger #foodblogfeed #foodstyling