Jewelled couscous with pomegranate and almonds
One of my favourite books of all time is Tom Robbins’ Still Life With Woodpecker. I remember a friend lending it to me, reading it, and being enchanted right from the start by Robbins’ quirky,...
View ArticleSautéed Brussels sprouts with caramelised garlic, lemon & chilli
One of the disadvantages of having our dining room in the conservatory at the back of the house is that there is no hiding your kitchen and your work-in-progress from your guests. I am inevitably in...
View ArticleFarro and roasted vegetable salad – an Olympic dish
So… rumour has it that a certain Very Very Large Sporting Event is about to take place, virtually in my back yard here in London. For almost 12 years we have lived in what most west-Londoners...
View ArticleEasy homemade hummus with South African chakalaka spice – inspired by the...
Back in 2009 when I was writing a bi-weekly column for the Food24 website, I wrote a piece called The Shock of the New, all about a document called the Flavour Forecast brought out annually by American...
View ArticleRed lentil soup with harissa croutons
“Life is a rollercoaster” warbled Ronan Keating – and despite not being a fan of boybands, and looking back at the past 10 days here at Cooksister HQ, I have to say that I think he had a point. The...
View ArticleSalsa verde with green tomatoes and the illusion of control
In New York City, as in most cities throughout the world, there are thousands of traffic lights at intersections with pedestrian crossings, all fitted with buttons for pedestrians to press so that the...
View ArticleCreamy chickpea, spinach and zucchini curry
Last month, my youngest nephew celebrated his seventh birthday. On the night before his birthday, his mom was putting him to bed and noticed that he seemed a little subdued. She asked him what was...
View ArticleMiso-roasted French beans and cherry tomatoes
Type the phrase “change is good” into Google and you will get a staggering 31 million results. The world is awash with motivational speakers, self-help books and management consultants who are...
View ArticleQuinoa bowls with edamame and peppers
“The world can be divided into two kinds of people…” – it’s one of those sentences that we have all uttered at some point in our lives. And although at first it seems like a rampant...
View ArticleRoasted Brussels sprouts with sesame and ginger
Synonyms. Antonyms. Possibly even homonyms. It’s fair to say most readers will be able to hazard a pretty accurate definition for each of these. But how about eponyms? Would it help if I told you that...
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