At the moment I’m reading The Kashmir Shawl by Rosie Thomas, and it’s making me wistful about my stay on Dal Lake. One of my resounding memories was of the saffron sellers who drifted round the houseboats, explaining the subtle differences of their wares—trying to pedal their most expensive, deep red crocus stigmas. Like a [...]
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Saffron Potatoes
Posted in Maincourses, Savoury snacks, tagged dal lake, Diva, food, glamorous, Kashmir, lemon, rach smith, rachel smith, recipe, red onion, rosemary, saffton potatoes, the food i eat, thefoodieat, yellow on August 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Ottolenghi tomatoes
Posted in Light Lunch, Savoury snacks, tagged anchovy, cream, Ottolenghi, parmesan, rosemary, tomoates on August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
You’ve got to hand it to Ottolenghi—they know how to do salads. When it comes to creative salad-making I have the culinary equivalent of writers’ block. I can’t ever get beyond green leaves with halved tomatoes. If I’m feeling particularly adventurous I’ll add some spring onions or some grilled courgettes. Salad making really isn’t my [...]
The easiest chicken supper
Posted in Light Lunch, Maincourses, tagged chicken, chicken thigh, easy, food, garlic, lemon, post work, quick, recipe, rosemary, the food i eat, thefoodieat on July 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
There are so many chicken dishes out there, but this one really is so easy. If you get back from work and need to turn around a quick supper for lots of people then this is always a great option. Or, if you’ve got loads of people coming round, and you can’t be bothered to [...]
Bolognese
Posted in Maincourses, tagged beef, bolognase, bolognese, chilli, food, lamb, mince, porridge oats, rach smith, rachel smith, recipe, rosemary, spinach, the food i eat, thefoodieat, tomatoes, wine on April 18, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Mum has always been clued up about nutrition. When I was about 10 years old I did a biology project where I had to write down everything I ate and work out all the calories and general goodness in my meals. The problem was that this project ran over Saturday mornings, where we had the [...]