Poireaux en vinaigrette
Leeks with a mignonette drizzle. This is a very classic French starter. It’s cheap and is dead handy to use up those couple of leeks wilting in the bottom...
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This sauce is a condiment or can be used as a vinaigrette over crudites. Particularly delicious on a freshly opened oyster. Ingredients: 2 shallots, red wine vinegar, cracked black...
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This was recommended to me last week by my work friend Viv so tried it on Saturday. It’s fresh and delicious. Ingredients: 4 carrots, 2 apples, a bit of...
read moreSpiced lentils and tahini
Hot and spicy and ideal if you’ve got a cold! Ingredients: 250 g red lentils, spices and lots of it (this depends on your own taste but I use:...
read moreThe most amazing rice in the world ever
This is a recipe for some rice that’ll make you very happy. It comes from my friend Stacia, who lives in Toronto. She’s Lebanese so this recipe is the...
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This is a recipe from a good friend in Belfast, so thank you Clare. It’s a really delicious thing of beauty, to be eaten on its own or as...
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I love hot food so sweet chilli sauce is one of my favourite condiments. I was given this recipe by my good friend Tiina when I visited her last...
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If you have a good dressing, you can feed “rabbit food” to most people and they won’t complain. You can make a jar of it and keep it in...
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Mayo is one of life’s simple pleasures. It’s tasty, it’s smooth and it should always, always go with chips (well it does on the continent anyway)! I make it...
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