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Smoky fish with spinach, gnocchi, cream and mustard

Fiona Beckett — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 14:32:00 +0000

A super-easy, delicious, midweek supper from Gill Meller's latest book Outside which you could, as he says, cook indoors or outdoors.

French Onion Soup

Fiona Beckett — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 06:26:00 +0000

French onion soup is one of the classic French bistro dishes, famously served to late night Parisian partygoers. But if you don't feel up to it at 2am or whenever you roll in, it makes a warming supper for a chilly winter evening.

Stichelton, pear and walnut salad

Fiona Beckett — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 11:55:00 +0000

A perfect seasonal salad from Jeremy Lee’s gorgeous book Cooking to use the last of the Stilton or as Jeremy suggests, Stichelton. I love the touch of using membrillo in it and, if you can get hold of it, quince vinegar.

Tom Kerridge's sausage, tomato and butterbean stew

Fiona Beckett — Tue, 13 Dec 2022 12:59:00 +0000

You might associate Tom Kerridge with fancy cooking but his time with footballer Marcus Rashford has found its way into his latest book Real Life Recipes which are, as the tiitle suggests, basic easy recipes to cook for the family. This hearty sausage dish is perfect for the chilly weather we're having now

Côte de Boeuf with Dauphinoise Potatoes

Fiona Beckett — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 19:47:00 +0000

Here's a fantastic treat for a romantic night in from the new Pipers Farm Sustainable Meat Cookbook.

Brown rice and potato pilaf

Fiona Beckett — Sat, 22 Oct 2022 10:30:00 +0100

Brown food is a bit of a running joke on instagram but the fact is that monotone brown or beige dishes are often the most delicious. That's certainly the case with Sam and Sam Clark's brown rice and potato pilaf from their new book Moro Easy.

Ravneet Gill's Miso Caramel and Chocolate Tart

Fiona Beckett — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 07:28:00 +0100

Winter is a great time for baking so what better than this wonderfully indulgent Miso Caramel and Chocolate tart from pastry chef Ravneet Gill's delicious new book Sugar I Love You?

Chocolate Banana Tahini Brownie

Fiona Beckett — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 08:09:00 +0100

I love a one tin cookbook and the latest that's caught my eye is Rosie Sykes Roasting Pan Suppers which she's written for the National Trust. This is less of a supper dish obviously than an indulgent cake but none the worse for that!

Baked polenta with feta, béchamel and za’atar tomatoes

Fiona Beckett — Sat, 01 Oct 2022 11:19:00 +0100

Ring the changes with this brilliant homemade alternative to a takeaway pizza from Ottolenghi and Noor Murad's new book Ottolenghi Test Kitchen, Extra Good Things

Chicken and cucumber salad with pul biber and tahini lime dressing

Fiona Beckett — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 21:08:00 +0100

Anyone who is a fan of Sabrina Ghayour will be thrilled that there's a successor to her best-selling book Persiana. Actually there have been several but this one relates back directly with a collection of easy, but supremely tasty family-friendly recipes.

Chicken with pineapple and nduja

Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:19:00 +0100

One of the most exciting cookbooks this year so far is Mezcla by Ixta Belfrage who worked with Yotam Ottolenghi for several years and shares his love of bold flavours. This is actually quite an easy recipe though nobody you cook it for will think that!

How to cook grouse

Fiona Beckett — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 07:30:00 +0100

You might be daunted at the idea of cooking grouse but it's a great treat for a small dinner party.

One tin cream tea

Fiona Beckett — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 08:35:00 +0100

I would never in a million years have come up with the brilliant idea of baking a scone in a single tin as Great British Bake Off winner Edd Kimber has done in his book One Tin Bakes but then all the recipes can - miraculously - be cooked like that. I can't quite bring myself to call it a slab scone though which doesn't make it sound nearly as enticing as it is. So I've renamed it One tin cream tea (sorry, Edd!).

Honey pastries with baked figs

Fiona Beckett — Sat, 09 Jul 2022 09:10:00 +0100

I love this Spanish twist on baklava from José Pizarro's gorgeous book Andalucia - it would make the perfect end to a summer meal.

Breadcrumbed Tomatoes Baked in Cream with Fried Chicken

Fiona Beckett — Sat, 25 Jun 2022 07:37:00 +0100

There are so many recipes I want to make from Claire Thomson's brilliant new book Tomato but this decadent dish of breadcrumbed tomatoes baked in cream with fried chicken, as if you could make it any better, heads the list.

Charred Tomatoes with Cool Yoghurt, Pomegranate Molasses and Herbs

Fiona Beckett — Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:38:00 +0100

An irresistibly more-ish recipe from Helen Graves brilliant new book Live Fire which you can also cook on a cast iron griddle

Gill Meller's raised pork, chicken and parsley pie

Fiona Beckett — Thu, 02 Jun 2022 12:15:00 +0100

If you fancy a cooking project this weekend Gill Meller's raised pork, chicken and parsley pie from his new book Outside would be perfect.

Salted Salmon with Tarragon Butter

Fiona Beckett — Sun, 22 May 2022 08:20:00 +0100

This recipe comes from a fascinating book by award-winning food writer Sybil Kapoor called Sight Smell Touch Taste Sound which reveals the role our senses can play in the way we cook and eat.

Yogurt & spice roasted salmon

Fiona Beckett — Sat, 07 May 2022 08:14:00 +0100

A new Sabrina Ghayour book is always a treat, especially her most recent one Simply, which is packed full of her trademark flavourful recipes. I've tried a couple of them now but particularly liked this ridiculously easy, tasty salmon dish.

Fruit kimchi

Sun, 01 May 2022 06:48:00 +0100

I've never got round to making my own kimchi as I can buy an excellent one locally (from Every Good Thing in Bristol (which also sells online) but this one from Mark Diacono's invaluable new handbook Ferment from Scratch sounds irresistible. Give it a go.