I had never tried slow-cooking. The thought of throwing a bunch of ingredients in a pot and walking away doesn’t appeal to me, but having time on my hands presently, what’s a four hour wait for dinner? I struggle with vacuum packed meat. Its unearthly aromas are sometimes too much […]
Quinoa. Having yet to jump on the bandwagon for this trendy, pseudo-grain, I had only ever had a spoonful here and there as I picked at friend’s lunches and breakfasts. I had never cooked with it, but was delighted by its ease. The following recipe takes inspiration from Gordon Ramsay’s […]
Having been on my shelf for over a year now, and still untouched by my kitcheny hands, it was time to explore this beautiful fabric-covered book. The recipe for Turkey & Courgette Burgers with Spring Onion and Cumin jumped out at me, as turkey is one of those ingredients that […]
Mince. Not exactly haute cuisine, but lately I have been experimenting with mince and trying to inject some life into the old gal. Why? It’s cost-effective and rather prosaically: bloody tasty.
After being on a bit of a bender, eating any animal I can find, you can imagine the squeal I gave when I found camel patties in the supermarket the other day. That was going to make four unique and rare animals to eat in one week for me. I […]
Having bought a tagine in the post-Christmas sales, it had been sitting on the shelf, staring longingly at me and whimpering “please, use me…” Definitely a winter thing, the tagine had its debut last Monday night. What does a tagine actually do? The conical-shaped lid is designed to promote the […]
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