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Author: Sam

  • Chicken Gumbo

    Chicken Gumbo

    Really lovely, comforting and warming. There’s something of the mapo tofu about this and I can’t get enough of either. Added some sardine fillets for the final 10 minutes and…

  • Green Masala Cauliflower Soup

    Green Masala Cauliflower Soup

    I really like this soup, made here without the spinach and using scotch bonnet, which is absolutely not the right chilli to use. Nonetheless this is creamy (albeit with no…

  • Cauliflower Soup & Toasted hazelnuts

    Certainly a nice, simple soup with plenty of depth of flavour, though not totally blown away by it.  I felt the need to add a dash of hot sauce and…

  • Barley risotto

    It’s been a while since I have cooked a barley risotto, and a fine thing it is.  In truth I feel that it shouldn’t really qualify as risotto, but this…

  • Roast Roots

    Roast Roots

    Though I was skeptical of the mix of the roots and the cheese, its really rather excellent. From https://www.theguardian.com/food/2021/feb/09/nigel-slater-midweek-dinner-roast-roots-and-herb-cheese

  • Spanish potatoes

    Spanish potatoes

    From 200 Slow Cooker Recipes – Pg. 174

  • Vegetables Luciana Style

    Vegetables Luciana Style

    Exceptionally good treatment of vegetables, perfect on their own with crusty bread or with pasta. Probably many more variations besides. The pre-salting, leaving for an hour, then rinsing and squeezing…

  • Madras Fish Curry

    Madras Fish Curry

    Wonderful, full flavours and feels authentic. Works with more fish than just snapper and monkfish, I used rock salmon here to good effect… Though I read that this can be…

  • Tomahawk Steak

    Tomahawk Steak

    Mostly following: https://thehawksmoor.com/news/how-to-cook-the-perfect-steak/ But getting some specifics for the precise cut from: https://www.donaldrussell.com/tomahawk-steak-900g-grb1153.html And it was a triumph.  Finest steak I’ve cooked. Albeit I felt truly terrible for 2 days…