This Tex-Mex recipe is one I've cooked regularly for over thirty years because it's so good -- one of those dishes people ask me to make, and want the recipe for, so I guess it qualifies as something of a retro classic that's stood the test of time. … [Read more...]
Chili time: and that means enchiladas
After our long, hot summer, a sudden cold snap a week or so ago came as an unwelcome surprise and inspired me to make the first comforting pot of chili in a while. Now that summer has re-asserted itself, however briefly before autumn takes over, I … [Read more...]
Pear, walnut and bitter chocolate crumble
This surprising crumble variation went down really well this week when I brought it along to a BBC Radio Cambridgeshire Food and Drink programme on seasonal produce. It has a great balance of fresh, really tasty pears, this season's walnuts, some … [Read more...]
When it’s too hot to cook: easy ham-stuffed tomatoes
This may be England, but it's as hot here today as it ever got in a South Jersey summer in the days before air-conditioning. On days when it was too hot to labour in the kitchen, my mother used to make a delicious ham filling for tomatoes, picked … [Read more...]
Cambridge in March: English asparagus and rhubarb
Skip to recipes This has been one confused winter: daffodils rehearsing in December, snowdrops extending their run into March, then actual snow just as the daffs get into full costume. It’s as though winter had stage-fright and only roused itself … [Read more...]
Italian comfort: baked chicken with potato, tomato and parmesan
This dish is called 'Aunt Di’s chicken' in our house. It’s one of those comfort meals I grew up eating with the Italian side of my family and have made for many years since for my own family, for friends, and sometimes just for myself in the company … [Read more...]