vietnamese chicken noodle soup (pho)

 Vietnamese chicken noodle soup (pho) That I love Asian noodles I think is probably a given. A Vietnamese-style pho (pronounced " fuh...

the lazy girl's favourite squash with go-faster stripes: delicata squash

delicata squash This stripy winter squash is also known as " bohemian squash " (a name I find rather appealing - I dream in bohemi...

my favourite slow-cooked tomato sauce

slow-cooked tomato sauce There is a distinct chill in the air and the path to my front door is slippery with fallen leaves. It is definitely...

roast chicken, watercress and nut sandwich

roast chicken, watercress and nut sandwich I love the combination of salty roasted chicken with peppery watercress. While watercress is oft...

a farewell to summer: gin-infused creamy lemon sauce with basil

gin-infused creamy lemon and basil sauce with spaghetti I had a couple of lemons leftover from a recent Dinner Doctor blog post that I had ...

apple butter (an english marmalade!)

apple butter This apple paste, also known as apple butter, was often made in the autumn with a glut of windfall apples. Packed full of sugar...

a virtuous necessity: lemony pea and mint pesto

lemony pea and mint pesto crostini Stumbling bleary-eyed into the kitchen in need of my early morning fix of strong tea and Radio 4's To...

nasturtium pesto

nasturtium pesto My neighbourhood was a riot of colourful nasturtiums, that have self-seeded in any nook and cranny they can find. It was a ...

beetroot and lentil spicy kofta

beetroot and lentil spicy kofta Since I decided that I liked beetroot , I have become pretty evangelical about the stuff. These days I am ma...

nutty beetroot, nashi pear and carrot salad

nutty beetroot, nashi pear and carrot salad Salads don't have to be boring. I feel a spot of singing coming on; "all things bright ...

roasted vegetable frittata

roasted vegetable frittata There is an advert on the telly at the moment for a well-known food brand. It irritates me for a number of reaso...

egg sambal (malaysian spicy eggs)

egg sambal I don't have a bucket list . If I did, it would be more likely to be a big, fat cauldron - a list of fabulous things that I m...

an easy vegetarian curry (pea, egg and potato)

pea, egg and potato curry I arrived at University several decades ago with a box of books, a suitcase of vintage clothing and a complete ina...

a winter warmer: felicity cloake's perfect borscht

borscht soup In a bizarre reversal of the Goldilocks story, a couple in Siberia, spending a night in their holiday cottage, were disturbed ...

seafood chowder

seafood chowder For the foreseeable future I shall be cooking for a friend of mine who is quite unwell. But while Chris is poorly, he hasn...

nasi goreng (malaysian fried rice)

nasi goreng It's not often that I turn from mild-mannered cook by day into my foodie crime-fighting alter-ego; righting food wrongs with...

devilled chicken livers: a retro party bite

devilled chicken livers My father worked for a well-known drinks company in the late 1960s and 70s. It seemed to my childish eyes that life ...

Red lentil and chard falafel

red lentil and chard falafel In times of austerity . . . oh god, I sound like a Billy Bragg lyric . . .  While my love for the Balladeer of...