Is it time for second breakfast yet? NOW PLEASE. I love a bit of lemon drizzle. At the risk of sounding completely 2020 I made this while on a work Zoom call (with video on), which I like to think of as a public service to break the endless staring at faces we’ve all been… Continue reading Lemon drizzle cake
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Pistachio, Lemon + Rosemary cake
Now don’t let the rosemary bit put you off – my husband likes it, but my daughter doesn’t and it can simply be left out. Then you’ll have a super moist Pistachio & Lemon cake which (lets face it) won’t exactly be hard to eat. The recipe is from Sabrina Ghayour’s superb new book Simply,… Continue reading Pistachio, Lemon + Rosemary cake
Steak a la Nigella
Since discovering this recipe in 2012 when Nigella Lawson’s Italian cookbook Nigellissima was published, it’s been the only way we eat steak at home. It’s that good. Seriously. Only 2 steaks, in theory serves 4, but the 3 of us seem to rise to the task. Ingredients Marinade/dressing: 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil 4… Continue reading Steak a la Nigella
Goan fish curry
Definitely not authentic, but definitely delicious. Whatever firm white fish you have can go in here, prawns if you have them (I didn’t have any this time around), or switch out the fish for cooked chicken, or keep it veggie by flinging in whatever veg you have in the fridge. It’ll still be yummo. This… Continue reading Goan fish curry
Beetroot, goats cheese, dill + lentil salad
(Assume your best Chandler Bing voice) Could this salad BE any prettier?Well maybe if the lentils weren’t there, but I do love the pink and green together. This salad is seriously delicious and isn’t so much cooking as bunging stuff on a plate so do use any kind of leaves and greenery that you have… Continue reading Beetroot, goats cheese, dill + lentil salad
Scones
Is it scone as in bone, or scone as in gone? Jam then cream or cream then jam? How such a simple food can cause so much debate I do not know, but what I do know is that it’s a scone until it’s gone (I’m here all week folks!). My Mum used to make… Continue reading Scones
Ice cream
This is a Public Service Announcement. Go forth and make ice cream because it’s waaaaaaay easier than you might think! Two ingredients plus whatever flavours you care to throw at it, and no ice cream machine needed. Thanks once more to the wonder that is Nigella Lawson for the coffee ice cream recipe, but the… Continue reading Ice cream
Chicken with dumplings
This is basically a vegetable soup with leftover chicken (often I just pan fry some skinless boneless chicken thighs first), but it could easily be made into a veggie version, and you can use different herbs depending on what you have to hand. Whichever way you make it, it’s delicious and straightforward. Flinging the casserole… Continue reading Chicken with dumplings
Chicken shawarma
This Nigella Lawson recipe is one I’ve made so many times that the page in the cookbook is now all splattered and sticks together – I even took all of the spices over to France once in order to make an epic batch of it for a company retreat with my colleagues (yes I know… Continue reading Chicken shawarma
Lamb shish kebab
Oh boy these are good. Prep the lamb, get it marinating in the morning, and you’ll have delicious tender kebabs for dinner. Serve them any which way you fancy – with potato salad, baked potato, tiny roast potatoes, fries, wedges, chips, mash potato, potato rosti, buttered new potatoes, hasselhoff potatoes (I’m sorry, I’ll stop now),… Continue reading Lamb shish kebab
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