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Savoury Rice
Wotchers! What a treat I have for you this week! I don’t think I’ve published a recipe that fits into quite so many categories before! It’s simple to prepare. (...)
17 April 2026
Dal makhani: punjabi lentil curry
Wotchers! I’ve loved black dal for decades, ever since I first tasted it in Kuwait in the early 1990s. One year my friend and I threw a party on the top of our (...)
20 March 2026
Hungarian Walnut Cake
Wotchers! I’ve posted a few Hungarian recipes here, over the years, and this is another great one. It comes from an old recipe book from the 1930s entitled “A (...)
11 February 2026
Mocha Bites
Wotchers! Valentine’s Day is fast approaching. Can’t be helped. But its barrelling down upon us like a heart-shaped juggernaut, and so here we are, casting (...)
17 January 2026
Two Ragu Recipes
Wotchers! January being a bit brisk, weather-wise, I have for you today two warming ragus. Aside from both being delicious (obvs), you can choose when to (...)
23 November 2025
Chocolate Chip Cookies
Wotchers! What a delightful recipe I have for you this week – adapted from Lori Taylor’s recipe for Chocolate Chippers, the last recipe in “Paul Prudhomme’s (...)
17 August 2025
Spicy Coleslaw
Wotchers! Such a great recipe for you today and I’m going to take the opportunity to talk about something that affects a lot of recipes online – weights and (...)
30 June 2025
Three ways to use rhubarb
Wotchers! I love rhubarb – but it doesn’t seem to get much press after the glorious, coral-coloured shoots that are such a joy to spot in the shops in spring. (...)
4 June 2025
Chicken a la King
Wotchers! Chicken a la King is a retro dish from my youth, as in, it was already retro when I first ate it, back in the 1980s. I worked in a hotel and it made (...)
10 May 2025
Pogácsa
Wotchers! I’ve got a delicious treat for you today: Pogácsa! (pronounced poh-GAcha) – yeast-raised, laminated ‘scones’ originally from Hungary, nowadays also (...)
28 March 2025
Catalan Macaroni
Wotchers! I frequently wander about the odd corners of t’Internet in search of, as Winnie the Pooh so eloquently put it, “a little smackerel of something”, and (...)
7 March 2025
Two delightful tomato sauces
Wotchers! Two delightful tomato sauces for you today, one of which I have been making for years, and one of which is fairly new to me, but of which I am (...)
5 December 2024
Vegetarian Sausage Rolls
Wotchers! Its getting close to that time of year when all the old favourite recipes are hauled out for an airing, and sausage rolls must be one of the most (...)
17 November 2024
Dutch Sausage and Mash
Wotchers! As the chilly weather sets in, I thought I would bring you a hearty and comforting meal that has the added bonus of being ready in 15 minutes if (...)
14 October 2024
Orange and date oat bars
Wotchers! This recipe is my new favourite (I’m so fickle!) because it packs such a punch of flavour. It appears to be a simple oat bar with a filling, but that (...)
5 August 2024
Nectarine Cake
Wotchers! The full bounty of summer fruits is upon us, and nectarines and peaches are front and centre in all their golden juiciness. Except, in all honesty, (...)
15 July 2024
Hummus
Wotchers! I love hummus. I’ve been eating it for decades, but for one reason or another, not so much in recent years. Peak hummus consumption was probably (...)
7 June 2024
Cauliflower Cheese Cake
Wotchers! Following on from last week’s summery Fideo, I have for you a wonderful dish that is impressive enough to become the main part of your meal. This (...)
1 June 2024
Fideo
Wotchers! In the colder months, I like to make a huge vat of Bolognese sauce in my preserving pan and then portion and freeze it for a quick supper to have on (...)
9 February 2024
French-style Meat
Wotchers! In something of a counterpoint to the flamboyant and royal origins of the Kurnik pie of last time, today we have another Russian recipe which, (...)
2 February 2024
Kurnik - traditional cossack layered pie from ukraine and russia
Wotchers! The recipe today is a wonderfully impressive layered pie from the Cossack regions of Ukraine and Russia. Its more famous cousin is the iconic (...)
24 October 2023
Universal Cheesecake
Wotchers! A recipe for a dish near and dear to my heart this week – cheesecake. Bonus: it is a recipe with a STORY! “The best cheesecake in New York is made by (...)
19 October 2023
Crunchy granola with dried fruits and nuts
Wotchers! Who doesn’t love some crunchy granola? Crunchy oat clusters bejewelled with dried fruits and nuts. Now I don’t know about you, but for me the most (...)
13 September 2023
Blooming Onion Bhajis
Wotchers! These are a follow-up to the Crispy Onion Bhaji recipe the other week, and while the coating remains the same (minus the fresh ginger), the (...)
