Dec 10, 2011
A tasty stew that is so incredibly easy to make and really warms you up in the cold winter evenings.
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Categories: Meal time, Savoury | Tags: butternut squash, chicken, chilli, sweet potato
Nov 02, 2011
A sweet and gently spiced bread that’s perfect for dipping or a tasty sandwich. A hybrid of focaccia and pompe à l’huile
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Categories: Bread, Meal time, Savoury | Tags: chilli, garlic, olive oil
Apr 11, 2011
Blinis aren’t hard to make so why do they only get served at posh parties? These ones are made with three types of creme fraiche.
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Categories: Nibbles, Snacks | Tags: chilli, cucumber, lemon, smoked salmon
Feb 21, 2011
My recommendations for the best chilli sauces around – from mild to lip-tingling!
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Categories: Food, Reviews | Tags: chilli
Feb 16, 2011
Don’t waste your leftover chillies! Make a beautiful decoration you can eat in the future with this quick and easy step by step guide.
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Categories: Make, Reviews | Tags: chilli
Aug 24, 2010
A few years ago my friend Kyo took me to a chinese takeaway in Fratton (the type I usualy despise with yellow and red signs) that served sesame chips. They must have been pretty good seeing as they’ve stuck in mind! I created my own “shoestring fries” version but oven baked them and added some chilli to spice things up a bit.
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Categories: Side dishes, Snacks | Tags: chilli, chips, sesame seeds
Jul 26, 2010
Since visiting Tampopo restaurant I’ve wanted to learn how to make my own laksa, a kind of curry spiced soup with noodles. Laksa originally refers to the noodles used, but over time has come to mean the soup. I took this recipe from my 1950′s recipe book, although I’ve tweaked it a fair bit.
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Categories: Meal time, Quick & Easy, Soups | Tags: beansprouts, chilli, coconut milk, galangal, lemongrass, noodles
May 18, 2010
This is one of my absolute favourite things to eat, plus it’s really healthy too. I learned to make this whilst I was travelling, at a little place called Pum’s on Kho Phi Phi island. This soup isn’t so much sour as zingy – make sure you use fresh kaffir lime leaves, it really does make a difference to the taste.
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Categories: Meal time, Quick & Easy, Soups | Tags: chilli, kaffir lime leaves, lemongrass, mussel, prawn, soup, thai