The problem of trying to lose weight is that it involves a distressing and somewhat depressing list of prioritisation. Obviously, I’d be several stone lighter if I gave up booze. But then the luxury of the odd glass of wine is high up on my list of priorities. I suppose that going for a run [...]
Archive for the ‘Maincourses’ Category
Getting thin on Skinny Beef Lasagne
Posted in Maincourses, tagged Andrew Tongue, diet lasagne, Hairy Bikers, losing weight, low fat, Skinny beef lasagne on September 17, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Tomato sauce - like my grandmother used to make
Posted in Maincourses, tagged anchovies, anchovy, grandma's tomato sauce, Italian, tomato sauce, ultimate, umami on July 26, 2012 | 3 Comments »
Ok, so neither of my grandmothers are Italian. They’re Czech and English, so they’re more about knödel and Sunday roasts than tomato sauce. My Czech great grandmother did once claim to have Italian blood. But her grandson quite rightly pointed out that if she did, it must have come across with the Romans… Still, if [...]
Summer pasta
Posted in Light Lunch, Maincourses, tagged asparagus, broad beans, goats cheese, orecchiette, pasta, pink pepper, sugar snaps, summer on May 28, 2012 | 1 Comment »
My fridge hasn’t been to inspirational recently. But after a traumatic 5km charity run I thought I’d treat myself with a nice supper lastnight. So when I got back from work today the standard of fridge leftovers was a lot better than usual. Some asparagus, sugar snaps and soft goat’s cheese. Delicious. I ferreted out [...]
Pissaladière
Posted in Light Lunch, Maincourses, Savoury snacks, tagged anchovies, anchovy, black olive, pissaladiere, puff pastry, sous chef, South France, warm weather food on May 23, 2012 | 2 Comments »
One of the great things about my new job is the lunches. A wonderfully civilised part of the day. Cooking, sitting round a table and talking. No more silent desk sandwiches or microwaved soup. But freshly baked olive bread, Thai burgers and meat ragus. The future of working life. Today I cooked a Spanish omelette. [...]
Guanciale Carbonara
Posted in Light Lunch, Maincourses, tagged carbonara, guanciale, ingredients, inspiration, Italian, new job, parmesan, parsley, purist, sous chef, souschef.co.uk, website on May 18, 2012 | 3 Comments »
I’m mortified that there has been such a long gap since I last posted. Bad blogging. It seems like such a long time ago that I was cooking shin of beef. Partly because it was, but also because I’ve been cooking so many other things in between….because I’ve got a new job – which has [...]
Homecooking Hawksmoor Beef Shin Macaroni
Posted in Maincourses, tagged beef shin, Hawksmoor, macaroni, marrow, recipe, shin beef on April 3, 2012 | 7 Comments »
I’ve lived in England for a full twenty five years. Which is long enough to know that if I find myself strolling along Regent Canal in a t-shirt and shorts with a Mr Whippy in hand in mid-March, then there’s probably some sort of karma lurking round the corner. Call me a pessimist – but [...]
Tomato, chicken, mozzarella and garlic salad
Posted in Light Lunch, Maincourses, Savoury snacks, tagged chicken, frae, garlic, garlic tomatoes, salad, snog, vanilla on March 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
London has turned tropical overnight. It was only last week that I was filling my hot water bottle and double-layering socks—and then, all of a sudden, Bethnal Green is hotter than Bermuda. With no intention of wasting any valuable balcony-basking time in a Tescos queue, I did a crazed Supermarket Sweep-style dash after work lastnight. [...]
Celebrating Bacon with Cowboy Beans
Posted in Maincourses, Savoury snacks, tagged bacon, Bacon Connoisseurs’ Week, BaconFest, Black Farmer, Boston beans, Chicago, cowboy beans, poetry on March 21, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
You asked for my take on the great joys of life. The taste of crisp bacon. The love of my wife. Often that order could be reversed, but some days, the taste of crisp bacon stays first. ….so starts a wonderful poem entitled ‘Ruminations on the Smell of Bacon’ which was composed especially for The [...]
Holi Schmoly! Not a Bombay Omelette…
Posted in Light Lunch, Maincourses, Savoury snacks, tagged Bombay, Bombay Omelette, cheap, chilli, colourful, coriander, cumin, holi, indian festival, mid-week meal, Mumbai on March 13, 2012 | 2 Comments »
For those of you who thought that a Bombay Omelette was a little something that appears on the pavement outside Abacus on Friday morning, think again. Because, to honour the wonderfully paint-splattery Indian celebration that is Holi, I’ve come up with a spicy omelette supper. Yum. This is a perfect mid-night meal, because it takes [...]