poached pear

POACHED PEARS

Lockdown has been a complicated journey for most of us. I feel lucky to have been hibernating with my two most favourite people in the world: my (now) 1-year-old son and my gorgeous wife. One thing I have learned over the last 12 months is that there are times when…

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sugar-free birthday cake

SUGAR-FREE BIRTHDAY CARROT CAKE

I’ve never had much of a sweet-tooth; now even less so! Empty calories really don’t float my boat; so for my son’s 1st Birthday I wanted to bake a moist, delicious & nutritious, sugar-free, carrot cake made with quality ingredients and loads of love. SUGAR-FREE BIRTHDAY CARROT CAKE – Sam’s…

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Cocido de Navidad

COCIDO DE NAVIDAD

While every one else I know was waiting for a bird bird to grace the Christmas table, I was preparing a very Spanish Xmas dish: Cocido de Navidad; or Putxero, if you speak Valencian/ Catalan. Cocido (Madrileño) is a complex stew of a variety of meats and chickpeas, popular on…

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Polish Kapusniak with Buraczki

Polish Kapusniak with Buraczki

The fire is on and there is a Polish Kapuśniak with Buraczki on the table – all is well. I still remember the cold winters in the UK, when it used to be part of Europe – seems so long ago now – and I remember the joy in discovering…

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afghan red bean curry

Afghan red bean curry with courgette

These are strange times indeed! I’ve never been the kind of person who happily cooks through a repertoire of dozen or so of favourite dishes, I like to travel, I like variety. During the first lockdown, with time on my side, I found an Afghan red bean curry recipe, tweaked…

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