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Mushroom risotto
Posted on July 8, 2010 | 2 CommentsRisotto is one of those dishes that can be very, very good, or very, very bad. At it’s best it’s creamy with a slight bite to the grains of rice. At it’s worst, it’s a claggy lump, or even worse, a kind of soup with... -
Braised duck ragu
Posted on March 14, 2010 | 2 CommentsThis recipe for duck ragu fits the slow food theme in many ways. Quite apart from the length of time it takes to cook (NB it’s not at all labour intensive time), it also takes some time to source the ingredients. Our supermarkets don’t carry... -
Beetroot Dumplings
Posted on March 3, 2010 | 5 CommentsIn retrospect, beetroot may not have been the best thing to cook the night before the landlord was due to do an inspection. Beetroot stains everything with its bright pink juice. But it’s that bright colour that makes it so beautiful and when I saw... -
Free range egg fettucini with Calamari Sauce
Posted on February 11, 2010 | 4 CommentsThe cool change arrived with a vengeance. After a sweltering and steamy day, the mercury dropped by 10 C in half an hour. Then the rain came down. The rain which is still coming down, in a deluge that soaked pedestrians to the skin, sent... -
Slow Roasted tomatoes for a Quick Pasta dinner
Posted on February 5, 2010 | 3 CommentsThe idea of creating a meal from scratch on weeknights is often very unappealing. But the shortcuts, when you think about it, aren’t that appealing either. Salt-laded, fat loaded, chemical-loaded pre-prepared meals or components of meals. Usually coming with lots of packaging, and often more...