Strangely I didn’t learn this on my recent travels in the deep south of the US. It’s based on a vegetarian version from the Café Fresh Cookbook. The chorizo and prawns make all the difference though. This is a really good dish for many reasons: it’s really warming on a cold day, it looks beautiful [...]

Still on an Iberian high, we organised a Spanish supper club during our stay on Rercy and Dave’s farm last week. I made a few pinxtos: pickled chillies with an anchovy and olive on a stick. I’ve seen those green pickled chillies in Lidl, and I picked up ten of them in Timgad on the [...]

Sorry, I know we’ve been a bit quieter than usual on CheapEats today, but that’s because I’ve been getting together details of this full dinner party. Hope it was worth the wait… Have a great weekend, Peter Bring a few heads together, get everybody to make a dish (starter, main, side or dessert), and you [...]

Some friends and I have a tradition of doing a joint Christmas dinner in mid-December, so that we can all enjoy a Christmas meal with friends before going back to our demented families. One person hosts and cooks the turkey and gets the condiments, and everyone else brings sides and desserts. Giddy on six different [...]