Read the other installments of Julie’s Asian Supermarket Tour Parathas are really delicious little flat breads, which are plain or stuffed with potatoes, herbs, spices, paneer, mint, etc. Paratha Recipe Ingredients 2 cups wholewheat flour Water Pinch salt 1 cup veg/sunflower oil (2 tbsps to knead dough and the rest to fry the parathas) Stuffing [...]
The reliably hilarious and wonderful writer Grace Dent had a piece in the Guardian last week about breakfasts. Like Ms Dent, I am old enough to remember when orange juice was served alone as a starter, and am also grateful that breakfasts have improved from the days of tepid Ready Brek and soggy white toast. [...]
Feck eating healthily today, for today is Pancake Tuesday! I made a vat of pancake batter last night (it’s best if it gets to sit overnight) to bring into work, where we’ll be cooking it up in our office kitchen with savoury fillings for lunch, followed by the highlight – a classically delicious plain pancake [...]
Mmmmmm falafel. There are few things tastier than those little deep-fried balls of crunchiness, and the flavours of the salads and sauces that they come with are pretty special as well. Our reader Becky has helpfully given us a recipe for falafel that avoids deep-frying, and makes it a healthier choice. It’s also an easy [...]
This is a very tasty, cheap and easy midweek supper containing one of my favourite ingredients, fennel. Unbelievably good roasted. This served two large portions, but would easily stretch to three lunches or lighter dinners. The parsley brings some much needed colour and an added freshness to the dish. I only use wholewheat penne; it [...]
