Lamb with plums? Isn’t that a bit of an odd combination? Well yes, it is a bit different, but it works. Hell, it doesn’t just work, it works brilliantly. Stepping back from my initial surprise, it struck me as slightly … Continued
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Indian grilled lamb
What has happened to the the summer? The grass is growing fast and furiously, turning our table-sized lawn into a daunting savannah, the tomato plants are drowning and snails are sliding cheetah-like across slick stone, thumbing their noses at me … Continued
Aromatic lamb pilaf and dreaming of distant lands
I’ve always loved tales of travel and far off places, adventures under a burning sun, crumbling desert fortresses and high mountain passes. Travellers like William Dalrymple, Bruce Chatwin and Robert Byron have long captured my imagination with tales of Afghan … Continued
Saag gosht: a tender lamb and spinach curry
This is one of those curries where if you throw it a hard stare, the lamb just kind of sighs and falls to pieces. There’s nothing tender about about the taste however, a meaty, earthy spicy hit that floods your … Continued
Lamb shank, caramelised apricot and almond tagine
I’m on a slow cooking binge, it’s like being in the grip of a treacly monster, slowly but surely dragging me stickily along as various meats and sauces burble and belch away on the stove. I can’t help it. The … Continued
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Imagine, if you will, walking into an end-of-the-world Wiemar cabaret, a bright salon on the eve of a revolution. The air rich with decadence and possibility, and the clear whiff of luxury. That’s how it felt, dining in the idiosyncratic, … 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
My feel-better lamb meatballs
Sunday and Monday were not well days for me. In the firm belief that good food will make me feel mentally, if not physically, better I felt the need for something nourishing. Something to banish the illness, if only temporarily. … Continued
A soothing, flavoursome baked potato
Baked potatoes are real cold weather food – properly tasty fuel for a winter’s night when your radiator isn’t quite heating up the room enough. There’s a slight chill in the air and there’s need for comforting lap food, because … Continued