What a classic this dish is Most of my mates love the chickpeas but butter beans or even cubed potatoes will work well in their place Feel free to pep up this dish with more chilli depending on your t…
good old chilli con carne…
February 23rd, 2012spicy pork and chillipepper goulash…
February 22nd, 2012The idea of cooking a tough piece of pork in a lovely pepper stew to make it extremely tender and meltinyourmouth is something I find quite exciting This dish in particular is one of my favourites an…
coconut pancakes with pomegranate jewels…
February 21st, 20121 Crack an egg into a large mixing bowl Fill a cup with flour then add that to the bowl Toss in the baking powder if you have it Fill the same cup with milk and add that too with a tiny pinch of sea s…
beef and ale stew…
February 21st, 2012You are going to love this slowcooked stew recipe because it’s so simple and gives consistently good results The meat should be cut into approximately 2cm cubes Packs from most supermarkets are normal…
Italian bread and cabbage soup with sage butter…
February 20th, 2012This scrumptious thick bread soup is about bigging up the cabbage family the king of winter veg It’s layered a little bit like a lasagne with grilled bread and cabbage in stock and as it cooks it plu…
spicy pangrattato risotto…
February 19th, 2012I love this dish the rice is cooked so simply that the flavours come out beautifully and then you get these amazing crispy breadcrumbs on top which are a real shakeup of the senses with their crunch …
bolognese polenta and apple cake…
February 18th, 2012This is a superb moist cake a bit like a clafoutis in France but by adding breadcrumbs and using polenta it becomes very much like an Italian bread and butter pudding It’s something that Italians woul…
humble homecooked beans…
February 17th, 2012My first thought when I saw these beans on a menu in Italy was ‘Beans on toast’ But then I tasted them I felt pretty humbled that such a simple dish had been made to taste so gorgeous Once you’ve lear…
beef and broccoli stirfry…
February 16th, 2012Place the broccoli spears into a heatproof bowl and cover them with boiling water Add a good pinch of salt and leave for 10 minutes Drain and put to one side Slice the steaks into fingersized strips…
slowroasted spiced pork loin with blackeyed beans and tomatoes…
February 15th, 2012This dish works as described here but you can also stuff it into hot flour tortillas or pitta breads to be eaten like a kind of fajita or burrito superb Spanish smoked paprika is now widely availabl…
