Type: Simple Only

April 26, 2021

Rice noodle salad with cucumber and poppy seeds

For anyone who thinks that this list of ingredients looks suspiciously long for a book of simple recipes, I’m actually feeling quite…

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Pasta alla Norma

After a day in the test kitchen, eating all day, there are just a handful of dishes I’m happy to cook and…

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Fettuccine with spiced cherry tomato sauce

When they are ripe and sweet, buy a big batch of cherry tomatoes, to make double or triple the quantity of sauce….

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Bulgur with mushrooms and feta

This works as both a side and a main, with some wilted greens alongside. Get as large a mix of mushrooms as…

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Baked mint rice with pomegranate and olive salsa

Cooking rice perfectly is one of those things that shouldn’t be complicated but can be surprisingly difficult, for some, to get right….

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Thai sticky rice with crispy ginger, chilli and peanuts

Sticky rice is brilliant as it is, served alongside all sorts of fish and meat dishes, but the addition of a crispy…

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Couscous, cherry tomato and herb salad

This salad is perfect at a summer barbecue, great alongside all sorts of grilled meats and grilled vegetables. Make the couscous, onion…

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Puy lentil and aubergine stew

Few things bring me more pleasure in the kitchen than taking a set of familiar ingredients and seeing them in a new…

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Bulgur with tomato, aubergine and lemon yoghurt

You can make just the bulgur and tomato, if you like (without the aubergine and preserved lemon yoghurt) and serve it as…

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