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Sandwich for racists

2015-08-31T00:13:26+02:00

“The problem with YOU PEOPLE is you never look where you’re going”. The old woman before me is slowly turning a rather visceral shade of scarlet. A vein pulses (...)

Lobster and chard coconut curry with lemon cumin grains

2015-04-05T12:30:27+02:00

Without going into too much horrific detail, I’ve been sleep training our 7 month old on my own, my husband has been away a LOT and in short it’s been (...)

Gochujang Meatballs

2015-03-18T21:24:28+01:00

I hope you haven’t succumbed to one of the many many vile lurgies that seem to be doing the rounds at the moment. Speaking as someone who rarely gets so much (...)

Rainbow carrot cake for kids birthday

2015-03-04T10:58:58+01:00

My friend Rosie is a bit of a genius. She recently made the most fantastic rainbow shaped carrot cake for her daughter’s 3rd birthday. A cake which managed to (...)

Inito

2015-01-21T12:46:55+01:00

You may have noticed that I haven’t bothered writing restaurant reviews for what must be years now… This is mainly because I don’t really get out that much (...)

Happy new year with yogurt carrots

2015-01-02T13:34:04+01:00

Happy Holidays! Quite unexpectedly we’ve had the best one ever here at Sabur-Cross inc. It was of course mainly dictated by our tiny overlords, but for the (...)

Scallops with curried celeriac remoulade and cauliflower crisps

2014-11-30T11:45:09+01:00

I have to be honest, nibbles and canapes weren’t really much of a feature on my list of Christmas things-to-do this year. This is because I don’t really have (...)

Butternut dhal and chicken curry chapati wraps

2014-10-16T20:27:05+02:00

Like many people I spent several years upon graduating in a variety of tedious jobs for various companies where I was frequently told that if I worked hard (...)

Venison Kofta Curry

2014-10-11T12:24:47+02:00

It’s venison season, don’t you know (I even spotted some in my local Sainsbury’s). I can think of no finer recipe than this rich,comforting curry. If you (...)

Sage and chilli shortbread

2014-10-05T18:35:08+02:00

As someone who prefers to eat, I’m truly rubbish when it comes to the whole “grow your own” thing (I’m speaking here as someone who’s successfully massacred (...)