My neighbour Joy is the kind of person who gives of herself utterly. Occasionally, she makes a big pot of something tasty and feeds family, neighbours, friends. The other night she knocked at my door with a still hot container of spicy-delicious lentils and roti. I have made no attempt to obtain the secrets of …
Tag: lentils
Haddock with lentils and capers, John
Growing up in Grimsby, haddock was a staple food and has always been a big favourite with me. Although a member of the cod family, it was pretty much universally preferred, to the point of being almost a form of currency. People would turn up with a parcel of haddock, in much the same way …
Leftover spaghetti sauce
Left over lentil ragu is very accommodating. It can go under a duck breast or pork chop. But here I have used it to make spaghetti sauce:
Vegetable “moussaka”
The word “Moussaka” is probably misleading here because this dish is a product of Britain in the early 1970s when aubergines and even courgettes were exotic veg. (What a waste, when it could have been a proper marrow?) I first ate lamb moussaka at the home of my tutor, as cooked for us by his …
Cooking for one 