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What’s on my plate: August

Back in March, I mentioned a couple of things I had made from Julius Roberts’ beautiful book The Farm Table. … More

celeriac, cooking, fish pie, in the kitchen, Julius Roberts, leek, Lemon, potatoes, spinach, Sunday dinner, The Farm Table, What's on your plate

In the kitchen: a little bit of nostalgia

The world is full of recipes – they spill out of shelves in bookshops, magazines devote pages to them, they … More

1980s, books, cook books, cooking, Delia Smith, food, in the kitchen, Ken Hom, Madhur Jaffrey, nostaliga, The SIlver Palate, Wednesday Words & Whimsy

Finding my way in the kitchen

As regular readers know, I enjoy pottering about in the kitchen. Chopping onions, peeling carrots and stirring things is all … More

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In the kitchen: the no pasta edition

Regular readers may be imagine that we only eat pasta in this house, or at least eat it a lot … More

beef, cooking, courgettes, cucumber, dinner, gluten free, healthy, in the kitchen, Julia Turshen, lunch, meatballs, salads, sweetcorn, tomatoes

In the kitchen: the December edition

There are times when we want to eat our favourites, and there are times when we need a change, to … More

beef, cooking, food, in the kitchen, Molly Baz, Nigel Slater, pasta, peanuts, quiche, recipes, tomatoes, turkey

Words on Wednesday

We’ve been in the new house for a few weeks now and there are a few things we have learned: … More

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In the kitchen: the winter edition

It has been really cold here the past couple of days. At least today, the sun has been shining which … More

baking, cannellini beans, carrots, cooking, food, in the kitchen, parmesan, sausages, scones, silverbeet, soup, treacle, treacle scones, winter

In the kitchen: peanuts and pork

Having managed to go a whole week without cooking pasta, I had to remedy the situation. I recently acquired Molly … More

celery, Cook This Book, cooking, dinner, in the kitchen, midweek dinner', Molly Baz, noodles, pasta, peanut butter, pork, soya sauce

From the kitchen: pork, pumpkin and sage meatballs

One thing we like in this house is meatballs. Julia Turshen’s wonderful turkey meatballs are a firm favourite and Ottolenghi’s … More

apple, butternut squash, cooking, dinner, food, from the kitchen, garlic, Lagom, meatballs, pasta, pork, red onion, sage, Steffi Knowles-Dellner

In the kitchen: new cook books

I was lucky enough to receive three new cook books for Christmas, Two of the books are in Swedish, which … More

aubergine, cheese, cheese scones, cook books, cooking, holiday, Lemon, Marmite, Notes from a Small Kitchen Island, Ottolenghi Test Kitchen, pasta, potatoes, smoked salmon, Swedish, tattie scones

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