An old favourite from Madhur Jaffrey’s ” Quick and Easy Indian Cookery.” If you dont have a pressure cooker you can use an ordinary pan. Add 6 fl oz water and cook covered for 50 minutes before uncovering and boiling down the liquid.
I’m a huge fan of Gorgonzola cheese so this recipe is a winner for me. It’s from ” Plenty” by Yotam Ottolenghi. Serve at room temperature on its own or with steamed greens such as purple sprouting broccoli or kale.
This retro Jewish classic from Odesa is served on rye bread. It’s from ” Summer Kitchens” by Olia Hercules.You can use Gruyere or Cheddar but any tasty hard cheese works.
A slaw for any season from ” The Saffron Tales ” by Yasmin Khan. It goes very well with roast chicken or turkey, but also as part of a salad table. I served it with lamb burgers and new potatoes today.
These eggs are perfect for breakfast but also work well for lunch or supper, served with a green salad and bread to mop up the juices. The recipe is from ” Mezcla” by Ixta Belfrage.
A very good potato salad from ” Notes from a Small Kitchen Island” by Debora Robertson. If you like it can be made the day before, but only add the onion and the herbs and stir them in about an hour before serving.
My latest cookbook purchase is the excellent “Notes from a Small Kitchen Island” by Debora Robertson. Debora lived in Stoke Newington until recently( she has now moved to France) and in one of the chapters she writes about the area. It brought back many happy memories for me as i lived in “Stokey ” for 30 years before moving back to the South West. This brunch or lunch is based on a starter from a wine bar called The Fox Reformed, another place of happy memories as i held my wedding reception there.
A Scandinavian inspired salad from ” Cook Simple” by Diana Henry. You could use smoked trout or fresh salmon instead of the hot smoked salmon, and add quarters of cooked ( not pickled) beetroot if you like.
