How has the resolution to be more moderate gone? For the most part it’s gone well. I’ve been eating out much less, not indulging in any conspicuously over the top consumption and managed to reduce the days I drink and … Continued
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Smoky and spicy quinoa with tomatoes and spinach
MORE quinoa? Yep, I’m afraid so. It’s January, the time for austerity, of body as well as mind. And there’s nothing more crushingly austere than a super-douper health food grain. Right? Wrong. Quinoa, despite its, holier-than-thou goodie two shoes reputation, … Continued
Spinach, quinoa and creme fraiche with Moroccan spices
As The Grubworm is two years old it feels like it’s time for a bit of a refresh, hence the new look. Expect more small changes over the coming weeks as the blog evolves. It’s January, traditionally a time of … Continued
Chorizo with butter beans, onion and spinach
I didn’t encounter chorizo until I left home. And even then, for years it was just a slightly exotic scarlet salami you’d buy in Sainsburys. Never the less, I cooked with it, making red beans and rice or scissoring fleshy … Continued
Sichuan style Chinese spinach
Sometimes simple is best. And the Chinese, along with the Vietnamese, Japanese and the Italians seem to have a real penchent for making simple dishes sing. A few ingredients, cooked fast, and served straight away. Ideal food for a light … 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
Saag Paneer and Okra curries
I’ve made Paneer before, when I lived in Islington where I could get hold of cheese cloth. But now, you would have thought the whole of North Lonon had run out of muslin. How annoying. Ever since I found out … Continued