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Charred cabbage with browned anchovy butter, capers and dill
Posted On 11/09/2018

It may seem simple, but there is so much texture, taste, beauty and general wonderment that comes from a charred hunk of cabbage. Combine this with the mouth-watering anchovy butter, tangy capers and a sprig of dill, and you have […]

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Canape  / Cheap  / Cheese  / Easy  / Quick  / Sharing  / Snack  / Starter  / Summer  / Vegetarian
Marinated goats cheese with spices
Posted On 27/06/2018

I have a friend who always goes the extra mile when it comes to food. He does the “I just threw it together” thing, but kindly, with a genuine intention not to bore the listener with the rigours 40 step […]

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Cheap  / Easy  / Fish  / Healthy  / Quick
Crab stick and avocado tacos
Posted On 15/06/2017

It was thanks to Breddos Tacos in London that I first discovered what it really means to eat a taco; how using such a simple combination of very well put together ingredients you can create an unforgettable, mini taste explosion. […]

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Baking  / Breakfast  / Brunch  / Cheap  / Dutch  / Easy  / Indulgent  / Quick
Spelt buttermilk pancakes
Posted On 24/04/2017

If you’re looking for something healthy, I don’t mean to disappoint you, but this is a pancake recipe. Yes I’m using spelt flour, but it’s still a pancake recipe. With butter. And if you so wish, whipped cream (which in Dutch […]

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Cheap  / Easy  / Indulgent  / Pudding  / Quick  / Scandinavian  / Summer
Pepparkakor & cream pudding
Posted On 31/03/2017

This recipe has two ingredients, pepparkakor (Swedish gingersnaps) + whipped cream. I know, amazing. I complicated it by adding some fancy pistachio and cardamom dust (which is delicious, and fancy) – but if you so wish you can just have the […]

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The Tuna Melt
Posted On 02/01/2017

Sometimes you just need a Tuna Melt. You’ve had a big night, you’re feeling a little hungover, you’ve spent all your money on gin and tonics and you can’t be bothered to do any washing up…. Tuna melt. Alternatively – […]

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Kalamata Olive Tapenade
Posted On 23/11/2016

Kalamata olive, I have been told, is the best olive. This is from a guy who knows his food, the head baker at the bakery I work for. I specify the olive type here (because ‘best olive’, of course) but […]

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Bacon  / British  / Cheap  / Easy  / Main  / Pasta  / Quick  / Vegetables
Pasta bake with bacon & spinach
Posted On 15/09/2016

The other day I was having a conversation with a friend of mine about the recipes on the blog and I received a request, in no uncertain terms, for a hangover recipe.  A hangover recipe is, to me, comforting, oozing […]

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Bacon  / British  / Cheap  / Easy  / Healthy  / Main  / Soup  / Starter  / Vegetables  / Winter
Cottage style pea & bacon soup
Posted On 26/01/2016

I had the pleasure of staying in a gorgeous cottage in Lustleigh, Devon this weekend and spent the majority of the time warming my feet by a roaring fire.  This isn’t the first time we’ve stayed in a cottage for the […]

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British  / Cheap  / Easy  / Pudding
Lemon & rosemary posset
Posted On 02/11/2015

Lemon posset. A smooth, “citrussy fool”* combining tangy sharpness with a deep, glorious creaminess. Just as easy to make as it is to inhale. I mean enjoy. The last time I was making lemon posset, I did that age old […]

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