A meat ragu is the starting point for a lot of Italian-inspired dishes that are just right for the period of colder weather that we are now entering. Many of those dishes are my idea of perfect comfort food. So, here is how I like to make a good basic ragu. Continue reading
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Boned and stuffed chicken
Boning a chicken isn’t actually that hard, so long as you have a sharp flexible knife and you have some instructions and take your time. The most important thing is to keep the skin as free from holes as possible. Continue reading
Pot-roasted chicken with cider
Pot-roasting is the ultimate lazy one-pot roasting method, and one that is great as the weather gets colder. Continue reading
Experimenting with Korean flavours
I am not claiming this as being in any way and authentic Korean dish, because that would be silly, but Continue reading
Another take on roast chicken
Yes, it is my favourite Sunday roast – chicken – again. This time, though, the accompaniments are different. Continue reading
Pot-roasted chicken with beer gravy
Yes, it is another chicken recipe, and it is even another pot-roasted chicken recipe, but I haven’t posted one in ages, so that makes it time for another one. Continue reading
Fuchsia Dunlop’s red-braised beef with tofu “bamboo”
Another Fuchsia Dunlop recipe from Every Grain Of Rice. As she writes in the introduction to the recipe this Continue reading