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Devilled mushrooms

Posted on Monday 26th December, 2011 by headchef

Eldest son and I just made these for breakfast. Sadly we ate them before we could take a photo of them. Perfect on toast and with sausages. box of chestnut mushrooms knob of butter tsp dried oregano slug of Worcestershire … Continue reading →

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Tweaked lamb lagoto

Posted on Sunday 18th December, 2011 by headchef

I tweaked the Jamie Oliver Greek lamb stew recipe – using lamb shanks instead of expensive diced lamb. It’s easy and delicious. Read more about here, plus how to make perfect chips: http://www.suppertime.co.uk/pages/2010/10/28/lamb-lagoto/

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Huevos Sloberos

Posted on Monday 21st November, 2011 by headchef

This is adapted from ‘The great Mexican breakfast’ in Thomasina Miers’ Mexican Food Made Simple – she’s the genius behind Wahaca, the superb Mexican restaurants. It’s a bit like Huevos Rancheros, but we ate these slobbing out in bed one … Continue reading →

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Fragrant pumpkin soup

Posted on Saturday 12th November, 2011 by headchef

Here’s a fragrant twist on pumpkin soup I’ve just invented. Perfect on a cold evening after a day’s paintballing. 1 medium or small pumpkin 2 carrots 1 onion tablespoon of ground coriander thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger 1 litre of … Continue reading →

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Welcome new readers!

Posted on Tuesday 10th May, 2011 by headchef

Suppertime! – ‘delightful and useful’ – The Guardian I was thrilled that the lovely Jon Henley mentioned this site (and linked to it) in his piece on modern eating habits in The Guardian today. If you’ve followed the link from … Continue reading →

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Beef stew

Posted on Tuesday 12th April, 2011 by headchef

I made this for tea: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/beef-recipes/jools-s-favourite-beef-stew It was delicious – though I probably ought to have read to the end of the recipe earlier in the day – I slammed it in the oven after the afternoon school run. Doing … Continue reading →

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Perfect brownies

Posted on Monday 11th April, 2011 by headchef

Thanks to Jackie Leonard for pointing me in the direction of this recipe – it’s a Nigella one from How to be a Domestic Goddess, which I adapted a bit. For one thing: the quantity. I halved it, which was … Continue reading →

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Best burgers yet

Posted on Friday 8th April, 2011 by headchef

I’ve never made it to the Meatwagon, and I’m highly unlikely to make it to the Meateasy either – so inspired by this blog post, I thought I’d have a crack at making my own gourmet burger. And you can … Continue reading →

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Crêpes en Fête

Posted on Wednesday 23rd March, 2011 by headchef

This was contributed by the lovely Jon Henley of The Guardian. One day he’s interviewing Henning Mankell in Antibes, then he finds himself in our kitchen in Hither Green, SE London watching our family chow-down. Tant pis! (It was for … Continue reading →

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Perfect crab sandwich

Posted on Friday 4th March, 2011 by headchef

I was going to take a photo of this, I swear. Then I ate it. You will need: crusty white bread 1 lime some wasabi paste or powder made up with warm water fresh crab meat mayonnaise Butter the bread … Continue reading →

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