Recipes by Claire Marshall
Simple chicken Caesar salad made from scratchSimple chicken Caesar salad made from scratchJune 23, 2011 by ClaireI can’t count the number of bad chicken Caesar salads I’ve had in pubs and chain restaurants, it made me forget how delicious this dish can be when done right. You might think a homemade chicken Caesar salad doesn’t sound that exciting, but actually if you make the… |
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Inside a 1940s kitchenInside a 1940s kitchenMarch 8, 2010 by ClaireEgg cutlets, dripping cake, savoury potato biscuits, creamed sardine pie and mock-friend egg. What do all these dishes have in common? Well, yes, they don’t sound very tasty, but the answer is they were all meals cooked during World War II and they all appeared in the Imperial War Museum’s… |
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Giant pasta shells with spinach and ricottaGiant pasta shells with spinach and ricottaApril 3, 2010 by ClaireI gave my boyfriend a bit of a fright the other day. I had a pile of books from the library and on the top of the pile was a book called ‘After school meal-planner’ (which had a picture of smiling kids sitting round a table).You can imagine the look on his face! I had… |
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Chunky chorizo and bean soupChunky chorizo and bean soupDecember 20, 2010 by ClaireI am a firm believer that you can make any dish taste great with the addition of chorizo. It imbues any meal with its deep, salty, smoky flavours of the Mediterranean with generosity. It’s probably partly because this Spanish sausage is full of salt, pork fat and everything else… |
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Luscious left-overs: Four fab recipesWaste not, want not – that’s what my mum always used to say. She would never be seen throwing away half a tub of yoghurt or a bag of old apples. So how, in the space of around 20 years has this nation got into the habit of lobbing out perfectly edible food?It must have something to do with the disposable wealth we had in the early… |
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The perfect mid-morning energy snackThe perfect mid-morning energy snackSeptember 18, 2011 by ClaireA delicious, cream filled cake it a wonderful thing, but I am afraid it can only be described as a treat and whilst I’d love to take a slice of homemade sponge to work for lunch every day I’m not about to start and I wouldn’t recommend you do either.A flapjack or energy… |
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Sausage, apple and mustard one-potSausage, apple and mustard one-potAugust 19, 2010 by ClaireIt has been a while since I have eaten a dish with mashed potato on the side. This summer has been full of salads, new potatoes, chargrilled vegetables and quick stir-fries. Now, I know it’s not autumn yet (although I’m already looking forward to slow cooked roasts and rich… |
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Orange and lemon polenta cakeOrange and lemon polenta cakeMarch 13, 2011 by ClaireOrange and lemon polenta cakeI was actually considering calling this blog post The Sunshine Cake, because this cake not only looks like a big glowing orb, but it is sunny yellow throughout and tastes of summer time with its mix of fresh lemon and orange.I adore soft, moist polenta… |
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Slow cooked lamb shankSlow cooked lamb shank for oneI have momentarily changed into Food4one instead of Food4two with this dish, although the beauty of this is you can just keep multiplying it to make whatever quantity you want.Anyway, cooking for two people can often turn into cooking for one person if the other person isn’t around.In this instance, when… |
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Spinach and feta filo parcelsSpinach and feta filo parcelsApril 9, 2012 by ClaireI don’t usually go in for things that are a faff to make, and there is no denying these (or anything using filo pastry) are a faff to make. But occasionally, on a quiet weekend it is nice to have an activity that consumes your mind and takes your mind off whatever it was on.Spinach… |
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