Author Archives: headchef

Panda Panda

Posted on Friday 3rd February, 2012 by headchef

I’m very late discovering Panda Panda… but what a great café! I was in Deptford, London SE8 and tweeted for suggestions of places to eat. @Sarahluv81 suggested Panda Panda, and she’s spot-on. It’s a small café on the busy main … Continue reading →

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Potato curry

Posted on Monday 16th January, 2012 by headchef

I was making a chicken curry and a vegetable curry and somehow ended up making a mushroom one and a potato one as well. I think the potato one was the best of the bunch, followed by the mushroom. Here’s … Continue reading →

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Lunch at the Guildford Arms

Posted on Friday 13th January, 2012 by headchef

I’m not sure about branching out into food reviews rather than recipes, but this is a handy place for me to jot down places I’ve enjoyed eating in, so I’m going to give it a go. The Guildford Arms is … Continue reading →

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Brisket chilli

Posted on Wednesday 4th January, 2012 by headchef

Adapted from a recipe for 20 people in Issue 22 of the excellent Jamie magazine – this serves about 5. We had it with tortilla wraps, Mexican-style fried rice, grated cheese and lettuce. We love Nigella’s chilli, but we fancied … Continue reading →

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Devilled mushrooms

Posted on Monday 26th December, 2011 by headchef

Eldest son and I just made these for breakfast. Sadly we ate them before we could take a photo of them. Perfect on toast and with sausages. box of chestnut mushrooms knob of butter tsp dried oregano slug of Worcestershire … Continue reading →

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Tweaked lamb lagoto

Posted on Sunday 18th December, 2011 by headchef

I tweaked the Jamie Oliver Greek lamb stew recipe – using lamb shanks instead of expensive diced lamb. It’s easy and delicious. Read more about here, plus how to make perfect chips: http://www.suppertime.co.uk/pages/2010/10/28/lamb-lagoto/

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Huevos Sloberos

Posted on Monday 21st November, 2011 by headchef

This is adapted from ‘The great Mexican breakfast’ in Thomasina Miers’ Mexican Food Made Simple – she’s the genius behind Wahaca, the Mexican restaurant chain. It’s a bit like Huevos Rancheros, but we ate these slobbing out in bed one … Continue reading →

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Fragrant pumpkin soup

Posted on Saturday 12th November, 2011 by headchef

Here’s a fragrant twist on pumpkin soup I’ve just invented. Perfect on a cold evening after a day’s paintballing. 1 medium or small pumpkin 2 carrots 1 onion tablespoon of ground coriander thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger 1 litre of … Continue reading →

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Welcome new readers!

Posted on Tuesday 10th May, 2011 by headchef

Suppertime! – ‘delightful and useful’ – The Guardian I was thrilled that the lovely Jon Henley mentioned this site (and linked to it) in his piece on modern eating habits in The Guardian today. If you’ve followed the link from … Continue reading →

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Beef stew

Posted on Tuesday 12th April, 2011 by headchef

I made this for tea: http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/beef-recipes/jools-s-favourite-beef-stew This is a great, easy, delicious stew – just fry some onions and sage in a casserole, bung in some diced stewing beef, root vegetables (I use parsnips, swede, carrots, potatoes), red wine and … Continue reading →

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