Butternut squash, chestnut and beetroot-top Wellington
Cooking for vegetarians at Christmas? This makes a great centrepeice, and can served with all of the usual trimmings. Serves 6, with …
Onion soup
Serves 2, generously Six white onions Two cloves garlic Bay leaf Tarragon (optional) White wine The best stock you can find (I …
Squash-stuffed pasta shells in cream sauce
We were kindly given some black truffles last Christmas and haven’t really known what to do with them! We decided to use …
Cheese, tomato and basil muffins
Savoury muffins – good for a picnic! (Yes, the brief window of March sunshine has gone to my head…) makes 24 little …
Risotto
My best friend works on a cheese stall and, yes, that is as good as it sounds. She gave us one of …
Couscous with vegetables and roasted garlic dressing
Sunny day, friends coming for lunch. Wanted to make something that required very little effort or time spent at the stove. Came …
Creamy cheesy mushroom pasta
Lazy supper tonight – super-easy mushroom pasta in a creamy sauce. Serves 4 About 8 mushrooms Pasta 1tsp thyme Olive oil 2 …
Squash and goat’s cheese bake
I tend to make this in pyrex because it’s easier, but if you want it to look more impressive you can roast …
Blue cheese pasta sauce
We sometimes make a variant of this with loads of blue cheese and sour cream, which makes it really rich. This was …
Sweet potato and haloumi curry
My housemate at uni and I invented this one evening when vaguely aiming for saag paneer… we decided that haloumi would be …
Veggie burritos with black beans, and lime and coriander rice
We’re both big fans of Mission Burrito and Benito’s Hat, so decided to recreate their veggie burrito at home. You will need: …
Guest post: Breakfast Burritos
The boyfriend here. This is something that I make for Eleanor which she seems to really like. I think “burrito” is pushing …
Curry feast
I saw this recipe in the Guardian during the week and decided to attempt it at home over the weekend – with …
Mushroom and pea risotto with asparagus
This is a quick, easy, filling meal, which can be made with anything you’ve got lying about: cheese, green veg, other veg, …
Mushroom and goat’s cheese lasagne
This is a bit of a faff to make (I think it uses every saucepan we own), but it tastes so damn …
Macaroni cheese bake
Comfort food, especially if you put in as much cheese as I do. This one had green veg in, in an attempt …
Blue cheese quiche
We do a pre-Christmas Christmas meal with some of our friends every year. T is an utterly superb cook and we all …