Great food is like great sex. The more you have the more you want ~ Gael Greene
Today’s dish of the day is inspired by the beautiful photography of my friend Janette. Every day she posts photos that she’s taken on her blog, and Saturday’s post was of her supper. Normally, photos of someone’s random supper would be about as appealing as trench-foot, but (as you’ll see if you follow this link) [...]
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Watermelon, Feta & Black Olive Salad
Having spent an hour and a half, last night, making a risotto-inspired rice pudding (which was delicious, but not that delicious that it warranted 90minutes of stirring) I thought I’d post something particularly quick and light today, to make up for last night’s kitchen marathon.
This little beauty is another Nigella [...]
Yesterday Sam read the sorry saga of my recent, catastrophic muffin failures (see the muffin misadventures) and mercifully decided to take pity on me. Being the kind person that she is, she left a comment saying that she had a brilliant recipe for Banana and Pecan Nut muffins and would I be interested. That’s a bit [...]
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I have to confess – tonight I cheated and used shop made pesto. It was so nondescript, bland and dull (and oddly brown) that I decided that today’s dish of the day, had to be proper pesto – call it an atonement for my laziness, if you will. You see, although ready-made pesto may be [...]
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To me the combination of goat’s cheese, olives and phyllo pastry is utterly mouthwatering – quite frankly, this could look like a rugby player’s sweaty jockstrap and I’d still want to eat it (albeit with a clothes-peg firmly plugged atop my nose) but happily this is as beautiful as it is delicious. As an added [...]
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During summer, we eat this salad (or some variation of it) literally every night. I know that sounds terribly boring, but frankly I think a meal without salad is like a loo without loo-paper, technically functional, but mighty unsatisfying! And, the addition of figs transports this salad from your bog-standard greens and feta mess, into [...]
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Flourless Chocolate Brownies (aka THE BEST BROWNIES IN THE WORLD!) from Nigella Express
Before you sneer dismissively at my going gaga over brownies (I mean, seriously, just how girl-scout can I get?), let me assure you that these are no ordinary brownies. No, my soon to be similarly addicted friend, these are the Johnny Depp of [...]
Mustard Pork Chops (and yes, they taste a lot more glamorous than they sound)
One of my fave recipes from Nigella Express. They’re piss easy, take literally 10 minutes to make and are, unfailingly, delicious. So good, in fact, you feel you must be cheating, cos nothing this tasty should be that quick & easy. Also, [...]
