A warming vegetarian supper inspired by Thai jungle curry from ” Dominique’s Kitchen” by Dominique Woolf. Serve with rice, and extra chillies if wished.
A light summery pasta dish from ” Cook” by Thomasina Miers. If you like you could toss in about 100g each of Serrano ham and Manchego cheese at the end.
These little pork and prawn meatballs make lovely canapes to serve with drinks, or will serve four people as a starter or two as a main course. The recipe is from ” Lidgate’s The Meat Cookbook by Danny Lidgate and Hattie Ellis.
An easy chicken recipe from Hawaii which i found in ” Cook Simple ” by Diana Henry. Serve this with rice and stir fried greens, or in warmer weather a mixed salad. The second Marinade is for a Spanish Catalan chicken, cooked in the same way but good with roast potatoes and a green salad.
A dark, soft and moist cake for a special occassion from Nigel Slater. It will keep well for a day or two in an airtight container. Serve with cream or creme fraiche if you like.
A rich version of this dish from ” A Pinch of Salt” by Stephen Ross. Stephen was the chef at Popjoy’s in Bath in the 1970’s and later The Olive Tree Restaurant at the Queensbury Hotel in the same city where these recipes came from. If you have leftovers it is good cold too, but in any event serve with cream.
