This has to be one of my favourite dishes from the Rick Stein series he did on Eastern Mediterranean cookery. I’ve made it a few times now and adapted the recipe ingredients and method slightly by using e.g. tinned rather than … Continue reading
There’s an excellent West Indian takeaway on Clapham High Street and they make a pretty mean curry goat. Tender morsels of delicious goat meat in a dark spicy sauce spiked with pieces of potato. Yum! I’ve been thinking about making … Continue reading
This is a perfect Saturday night supper and definitely special enough to serve to friends and family. It’s our go-to favourite when we’re in watching ‘Strictly’ on a cold winter evening. The soft aromatic pork in its spicy asian-style sauce … Continue reading
Long before any of the current hipster chefs started promoting the delights of Middle Eastern food, there was Claudia Roden. She was the Cairo-born writer who, many years ago, introduced me and countless others to making wonderfully authentic Turkish, Persian, … Continue reading
I’m not much of a jam maker but I do LOVE a home made chutney or pickle. They always beat a commercially made version hands down. The sticky thickness and deep flavour has to come from gentle, slow reduction, not … Continue reading
