Mid week dinners. The ones where you’ve been out of the house for 12 hours, are dog tired and the motivation to cook is low. They can sometimes feel like a real drag. The antidote – for me at least … Continued
aubergine
A zesty courgette, aubergine, cheese and pine nut bake
There’s just something about the summer that cries out for colourful, fresh vegetables. This may sound odd coming from a connesieur of porcine innards and rib-eye steaks. But there’s a time and place for everything and I try to vegetarian … Continued
Moussaka
I hate being sick. Particularly with any sort of stomach bug. As a keen cook (and even keener eater), it hits me where it hurts. As a result, I’ve been off my food this past week, living off bread and … Continued
Steamed aubergine in an intense spicy and nutty sauce
Smooth. Slithery. Soft. The texture of well cooked aubergines is their defining characteristic. More so than the gently nutty flavour, the pendulous shape, the glorious shades of purple. The main thing aubergines really bring to a dish is their delightfully … Continued
Sweet and spicy japanese aubergine
I hit the kitchen properly last night for the frst time in about ten days and banged pans about with wild abandon for a couple of hours. After all of which I ended up with an almost radioactively bright moong … Continued
Smoky silk: aubergine and smoked tofu with udon noodles
There’s nothing better for a night when you’re feeling a bit crappy than a full on assault on the senses. This delivers that attack in spades. Chilli heat, silken aubergines and smoky tofu. All those strong flavours maintaining a fragile … Continued
Lamb, almond & date tagine, WMPC and an aubergine misfire
This is the rest of the the meal I cooked for Where’s My Pork Chop. And this is where, in the time honoured fashion of all young *cough* heroes *cough cough* on their quest for: the holy grail/the destruction of … Continued
A spicy and smoky aubergine, chickpea and tomato stew
I have a whole repertoire of dishes that I create pretty much from instinct. Cooking most days means that I have developed a whole lot of simple concoctions that are easily adapted to whatever ingredients I have hanging around. This … Continued
Baba ganoush, roast red pepper and hummus
In need of lunchtime inspiration I spent a good five minutes mentally cataloguing the contents of the fridge. A rather tired aubergine and red pepper were loitering in the vegetable drawer, a tub of greek yogurt and the remains of … Continued