Makes nearly 500ml – I call that one serving, you may call it two
The flesh from half a large mango or one smaller
A handful of raspberries
One orange, peeled and quartered
Half a banana
A splash of apple juice from a carton to get the whole lot going (or if you want to dirty your juicer, [...]
Nothing out of the mainstream here. Just a comforting casserole for one of the cold, stormy nights we’ve been having recently.
Feeds two
350g braising steak
Around 20 pickling onions or small shallots
A small pack of button mushrooms, sliced or left whole according to size
Two sticks of celery, finely chopped
Oil – whatever you prefer, groundnut, vegetable or olive
Flour
Salt [...]
The ideas for this one came from a programme on the Food Channel (The People’s Cookbook or a similar title, and a recipe for roasted belly of pork in Jamie Oliver’s latest, Cook With Jamie that I cooked for friends on New Year’s Eve). It’s a simplification of both recipes and worked out really well [...]
Espresso is one of my things.
Very seldom do I get a good one when I’m out – although two of the chains (Costa and Nero) can do a decent Espresso Ristretto – because the people who make coffee in cafés and restaurants too often think espresso means ‘black coffee with froth’.
Someone who serves you with [...]
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