This weekend, I was sheltering from the cold in Albion in Shoreditch (the mini Dean and Deluca of London), and was reminded of one of my favourite winter comfort dishes, chicken and ham pie. Rather than pay £12 for the privelage of eating it though, I decided to stick with my scone (OMG Al...
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11 Jan 2010 13:00 GMT
When it is this cold outside, (so cold that an apocalpyse has been declared), we are drawn to hearty, warming food. What with inevitable January diets (admit it, you're doing it too) and the desire not to have developed mashed-potato induced obesity by June, it is worth giving the classics a rethink and looking to healthier options such as this incredibly satifying and tasty sausage, tomato and len...
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08 Jan 2010 13:00 GMT
I’m not really a breakfast person. Waffles, scrambles and French toast don’t appeal to me as I’m desperately trying to crowbar my eyes open at a reasonable hour. But every so often the urge hits for a breakfast-y breakfast. This time pancakes fit the bill! My choices were these: be lazy and whip up a recipe I knew worked with wheat flour and suffer the two-day stomach ache like a champ, or be brave and experiment while risking the possibility of having crappy pancakes, but save my poor...
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06 Jan 2010 13:15 GMT
This probably isn’t the first recipe you will have read for salad so far this month and I doubt it will be the last. However, I offer this recipe not as part of a restricted diet and exercise regimen.If you fancy a glass of wine in January have it or you will feel suicidal by February. Warm stews and stodgy food is essential sustenance on a winter’s night and taking up jogging is frankly dangerous in the current icy conditions.
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05 Jan 2010 13:00 GMT
I hate the idea of the 'January detox' as much as the next person. You won't do yourself any favours by starving for a month, save for the occasional nibble of celery, followed by a full-on sugar/meat/carb binge come February.However, I, like many, put away enough food and booze in two days to keep a family happy for a week at any other time of the year, so at least for the next week, lighter meals, and a little more attention to healthy detail (do you really need a lug of oli...
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04 Jan 2010 13:00 GMT
Depending on how much candy cane you have stuck in your teeth, it might be time to give your belly a post-festivities break. This mild and decidedly springy dish will refresh your palate and give your microwave a break from all that rigorous leftover reheating.If you’re out of quinoa, you can substitute it with cous cous or millet. Just cook your grain according to its directions
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30 Dec 2009 13:00 GMT
If you’ve ever decorated a cake of any size, you’ve probably made buttercream icing. Yet, because I talk about baking a lot on my personal blog, I find I get a steady, nay, thundering, influx of search-driven visits from people after a recipe for buttercream. The good news for buttercream virgins is that it’s the most straightforward icing – or frosting, if you’re of an American language persuasion – ever.
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29 Dec 2009 13:00 GMT
You are probably sick of the C word by now, and have eaten so much cake and cheese that you're actually looking forward to the prospect of a new year diet, but that doesn't mean you don't have a fridge full of Christmas food that needs to be used.
Turkey curry is a given with a load of leftovers, and cooked meat and vegetables are the staples of a mean pie, but if you've gorged to the point of bursting, then something lighter, like a soup will be just what you need.
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28 Dec 2009 12:00 GMT
Cabbage is not a vegetable that everyone automatically loves. I’m fortunate in the sense that I used to hang out at my mother’s chopping board as a kid and was fed a variety of raw vegetables and consequently, raw white cabbage, is one of my favourite vegetables in the world, ever.Red cabbage is a powerhouse of nutrients including vitamin C, vitamins K, B1, B2 plus folic acid and is a good source of minerals calcium, magnesium, potassium and manganese. Additionally, as with all the ‘re...
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24 Dec 2009 13:00 GMT
Everyone in the known universe is giving you endless recipes for the holidays. That's all well and good, but this week, as we count down to the big C, I thought I'd give you a real recipe saver.Last week, as I started gathering ingredients from the cupboards to make my favorite recipe from the BabyCakes NYC cookbook (buy it!
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23 Dec 2009 13:00 GMT