Tag Archives: simple supper

Mexican fajitas with pico de gallo

Posted on May 25, 2012 by

Once upon a time fajitas made their way onto my dinner table every week and always went down a storm whenever I served them to guests. My secret? A shameful addiction to a store-bought sauce called Knorr’s ‘Stir it up’ … Continue reading →

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Aqua Cotta

Posted on May 11, 2012 by

This hearty soup is true Italian peasant food, born out of poverty – the name literally means ‘cooked water’ – and even if we didn’t live in increasingly frugal times it is a dish worth making for the sheer pleasure … Continue reading →

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Presto Pasta Nights #248 – The roundup

Posted on January 27, 2012 by

No sooner had the announcement been made that I was hosting this week’s Presto Pasta Nights then I had received the first entry, this stunning offering from La Caffettiera Rosa, a delicious seafood pasta with cannellini beans and mussels: Next up … Continue reading →

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Runner bean spaghetti with fresh tomato sauce

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

Late summer is a time of abundance for British gardeners, the time of year when a vast majority of homegrown crops are at their peak and when keeping up with your edible bounty can be downright difficult! Runner beans have … Continue reading →

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Vietnamese Caramel Pork

Posted on August 10, 2011 by

Continuing my theme of easy suppers entitled ‘Chris’s Dishes‘, this is one of my favourite weeknight meals, and because hubby doesn’t love his pork in quite the same way I do, it’s the one I treat myself to most often … Continue reading →

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My fridge shame (and a puff-pastry pizzette)

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

I think it was probably my mother who instilled in me a fanatical horror of waste and subsequently a terrible habit to hoard.  My grandfather, her dad, was the same – in fact he was worse, something we only fully … Continue reading →

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Spaghetti with roasted cherry tomatoes and feta

Posted on July 29, 2011 by

As the dominant cook in my household (hubby CAN cook, but works evenings most of the time, and besides that is a typical male cook – every pan in the house, mess everywhere, two day’s worth of washing up left … Continue reading →

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Divine cheese and ham pie/tart

Posted on January 9, 2011 by

This isn’t a recipe so much as a formula, designed for leftovers. We still have a whole fridge shelf full of cheese from Christmas, plus the last of the Boxing Day ham, so I put them together in this super-indulgent … Continue reading →

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