Main Dishes

Potato Salad with Pickled Herring

Fettuccine with Anchovy, Garlic and Lemon

Smoked Mackerel Rillettes with Aleppo Pepper

Fusilli pasta with pesto and griddled Mediterranean vegetables

Halal Beef Goulash

Seafood Char Kuey Teow with Spinach

Reheating Rice

Reheating Rice I regularly reheat rice I have cooked up to 4-5 days in advance. I will either zap it in a microwave in a cling film (perforated) covered ramekin with a drop of water, or make a recipe like this. Whilst I am sure there are valid reasons as to why I should be…

Beef Goulash

Last week I returned from a fantastic reunion in Slovakia – a place I really see as my second home. I taught English to adults in a town called Roznava 18 years ago (I was one of the youngest in the class at the time), and was exposed to many great traditions – my favourite…

Watercress and pomegranate salad

This recipe began its life as a garnish to steak. When I first wrote it up, I had the following in mind: “When it comes to the good old meat and 2 x veg, I am quite partial to something hot and vegetable-related to accompany the meat and potatoes. However, where steak is concerned, I…

Prawn, squid, lime and white wine spaghetti

It is not uncommon that I adapt an otherwise perfectly acceptable recipe. The reason tends to be far more driven by pragmatism than anything else – the actual ingredients at hand being a regular cause. No deception intended – this recipe is incredibly similar to the Prawn, Squid, and Chilli Fusilli recipe I published a…