This is a lovely little one-pot-wonder, great for a busy week night. The gnocchi cooks in the cheesy crème fraîche sauce, soaking up all the juices and flavours, a great way to prepare them! You start by sautéeing some onions and garlic, then add 2 chopped up pork sausages (you…
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Continue ReadingRich tomato & bell pepper sauce layered with sliced courgette, aubergine and tomatoes, brushed with olive oil, garlic and fresh herbs and roasted in the oven until the veggies are rich and luscious and have soaked up all the juices. Looks amazing, tastes even better, and although it needs to…
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Continue ReadingYeah baby, what a dish! Such simple ingredients yet packed full of flavour. The leek, fennel and garlic is slowly cooked at a low temperature in a good layer of good quality olive oil. Cooked Lentils du Puy are added for the last 20 minutes so they can soak up…
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Continue ReadingIf there is one vegan dish you need to make it’s this one. I promise you, it’s insanely good. The soft, charred, luscious aubergine in that spicy, numbing Szechuan sauce is just ridiculous. Some toasted peanuts sprinkled over the top give a lovely crunch to the dish. I do always…
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Continue ReadingThis little salads simplicity belies it’s depth of flavour. Who knew cucumbers could taste so amazing? The dressing is a perfect combination with the cucumber, but other dressings will work just as well with smashed cucumber. Like a simple red vinaigrette, or what a bout a honey, mustard and lemon…
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Continue ReadingI had this lovely vinaigrette leftover from the day before, in French it’s called Mignonette. It’s just red wine vinegar and finely chopped shallots, but the simplicity belies the delicious flavour combination. It’s usually served with oysters, but I loved it on this little salad. Roughly chop the chicory into…