Some dishes look like chef's work and take almost none. Grilled prawns in a spicy nduja butter is one of them. Here is the idea, a little history, and a recipe you can pull off on a weeknight. Great food has a history, and this one is a quiet meeting of two traditions: British … [Read more...] about Grilled Prawns with Nduja Butter: Restaurant Flavour in 15 Minutes
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Venison Tartare, Done Safely: An Elegant Starter With Care
Tartare is one of the oldest ways to serve meat and one of the most striking starters you can make. It also needs respect. Here is the history, the safety, and a recipe with a worry-free option. Great food has a history, and tartare is among the oldest chapters. Raw, seasoned … [Read more...] about Venison Tartare, Done Safely: An Elegant Starter With Care
Garlic Scape Compound Butter — Ready in 10 Minutes, Keeps All Summer
Garlic scapes are the curling green stems that grow from hardneck garlic in late June, a few weeks before the bulbs are ready to harvest. They need to come off -- leaving them on means smaller bulbs -- but that doesn’t mean they belong in the compost. They have a fresh, mild … [Read more...] about Garlic Scape Compound Butter — Ready in 10 Minutes, Keeps All Summer
Chive Blossom Goat Cheese Spread: A Five-Minute Recipe Worth Knowing
Two ingredients, five minutes, one very useful recipe. What You Are Actually Making This is a fresh cheese spread with chive blossoms folded in. The blossoms add their mild, allium flavour and a scatter of purple colour that makes the whole thing look more composed than the … [Read more...] about Chive Blossom Goat Cheese Spread: A Five-Minute Recipe Worth Knowing
Edwardian Tuna Cakes: The Upstairs Version of a Pantry Staple
Tuna out of a tin has a reputation problem. It calls to mind sad desk lunches, not candlelit dining rooms. But here's the thing. The Edwardians were resourceful cooks. They knew how to take a modest ingredient and make it presentable. A little lemon zest, a handful of capers, … [Read more...] about Edwardian Tuna Cakes: The Upstairs Version of a Pantry Staple
