It’s all a bit retro-tastic here these days! I hadn’t had chicken kiev for years as the ready made frozen meal experiences I had in the past were not the most pleasant. Then I spotted that it features in Tom Kerridge’s Best Ever Dishes and Jamie Oliver’s Comfort. I believe there’s also a version in […]
We are officially in Summer mode so salad it is!
I’ve called this pie rustic because, well, look at it! It’s not going to win a beauty contest any time soon now is it?! But it tastes fab. I used to make chicken and leek pie regularly with a double cream filling. I had not made it in a long time but then I […]
I was always of the belief that a Caesar Salad couldn’t be called a Caesar Salad without anchovies in the dressing. I was delighted to see in Nigella’s Kitchen that they weren’t in the original dressing! This made me so happy, I can’t stand when there is a strong taste of anchovies on my […]
In his book Jerusalem, Ottolenghi describes Ras el hanout as “a spice blend brought to Jerusalem by North African Jews consisting of mainly sweet and hot spices, toasted and ground. There isn’t one definitive recipe, every spice shop in North Africa…has its own ‘flagship’ spice blend with a typical set of secret components.”
This recipe from is from Nigella’s Kitchen. I pretty much use the original recipe without any changes but as it is not online I thought I would share it.
This chicken dish is adapted from Bill Granger’s Bill’s Basics. It is a fast, easy, tasty dish – ideal for a midweek dinner.
Update July 2020 When I first posted this recipe in 2013 my only previous experience of Jalfrezi was from a jar. It has become my go when ordering an Indian takeaway but I’ll be honest, I prefer when I make it myself.