Tuna sauce with tomato, mint and cinnamon

30.4.21 This dish came about in a haze of Campari and music-enhanced melancholy and brings two recipes into dialogue from … More

Chicken with Savoury Tomato Sauce

This meal gathered my skittish mind together. I made rice pudding and plums in late afternoon, they shared a low … More

A while ago in Sicily I made swordfish pasta from a Mary Taylor Simeti recipe with the surprising (to me), … More

I meant to write about this at the time but Christmas took over and I forgot. Sprouts are still in … More

Zoe is one of my dearest friends and I made her this meal as a collection of what I know … More

Sam is making garlic mayonnaise at home this evening to have with some boiled then fried artichoke hearts cooked from frozen, and it … More

Sally Butcher of Persepolis fame (see Marina O Loughlin’s review of her café in last week’s Guardian) has a fried … More

This afternoon I had a fun conversation with people on Twitter and on Facebook about which hot sauce to have with … More

I made Adobo sauce for the first time on Monday to go with some cheese on toast and a beef … More

– I made this when I was at home in Suffolk two weekends ago. It was very simple to make … More