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  • 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…

  • Borlotti Bean Soup

    Borlotti Bean Soup

    A lovely sharpness to this soup that makes it actually quite different to many otherwise similar soups.  I was unable to make up the suggested pesto style accompaniment, so I…

  • Almond chicken curry

    Almond chicken curry

    Full of flavour, full of health-feeling-ness.  By which I mean eating it feels that eating this nourishes you, that it standing you upright for whatever is to come and pumping…

  • Spiced roast veg

    Spiced roast veg

    A fairly standard tray roast veg dish, but very nice nonetheless.  Halloumi roasts up a treat and sprouts are always so flavoursome. From 3 2 1,pg. 154

  • Sourdough and Sausage Bake

    Sourdough and Sausage Bake

    A nice, simple roast tray-bake dish with a pleasing combination of vegetables.  However it’s rendered properly tasty by the lovely parsley, pine nut relish added to the plate at the…