Author Archives: headchef
Perfect brownies
Thanks to Jackie Leonard for pointing me in the direction of this recipe – it’s a Nigella one from How to be a Domestic Goddess, which I adapted a bit. For one thing: the quantity. I halved it, which was … Continue reading
Best burgers yet
I’ve never made it to the Meatwagon, and I’m highly unlikely to make it to the Meateasy either – so inspired by this blog post, I thought I’d have a crack at making my own gourmet burger. And you can … Continue reading
Crêpes en Fête
This was contributed by the lovely Jon Henley of The Guardian. One day he’s interviewing Henning Mankell in Antibes, then he finds himself in our kitchen in Hither Green, SE London watching our family chow-down. Tant pis! (It was for … Continue reading
Perfect crab sandwich
I was going to take a photo of this, I swear. Then I ate it. You will need: crusty white bread 1 lime some wasabi paste or powder made up with warm water fresh crab meat mayonnaise Butter the bread … Continue reading
Sophie’s Simperingly Simple Onion Soup
This is easy and delicious and has almost no ingredients. Serves 4. You will need: A large thick-bottomed saucepan – Le Creuset would be ideal 3 very large yellow onions 1 litre of chicken stock, 1 litre of veg stock … Continue reading
The way to a man’s heart is through a deep-fat fryer
I’ve wanted to get a deep-fat fryer for ages. Vegetable tempura. Onion rings. PROPER chips. I finally treated myself to one today – for the princely sum of £15 in Tesco. There are about 23,000 different best ways of cooking … Continue reading
Brownies
A twist on Nigella’s brownies from How to be a Domestic Goddess. 190g unsalted butter 190g good quality dark chocolate 3 large eggs teaspoon vanilla extract 250g caster sugar 110g plain flour, sifted half tsp salt some chunks of white … Continue reading
Random vegetable soup
My sons described this as ‘the best soup’ they had ever tasted – and it was just made with stuff I had lying around. Half a dozen small potatoes, chopped 1 onion, thinly sliced 1 clove of garlic 2 carrots, … Continue reading
One pot chicken casserole
I needed a supper I could bung in the oven and forget tonight. This is what I made, inspired by about 3 different one pot chicken recipes. Small whole chicken – small enough to fit in a casserole with a … Continue reading
Creamy mushroom stroganoff
This recipe is from Tamzin Outhwaite. No, she’s not a personal showbiz friend, I just found it by accident. It’s an easy, delicious sauce for tagliatelle. I just used chestnut mushrooms. http://www.secretsauce.co.uk/pasta-rice/tagliatelle-recipes/creamy-mushroom-stroganoff/
Posted in mushrooms, pasta, tagliatelle, vegetarian
Tagged mushrooms, pasta, stroganoff, tagliatelle
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