Recipes by Veronica (Page 4)

Mini fruit financiers by Veronica

Jerusalem artichoke velouté by Veronica

Sourdough pitta bread by Veronica

Spanish chicken casserole by Veronica

Tarte aux noix by Veronica

Spiced fruit sourdough by Veronica

Lamb and apricot tagine by Veronica

Filed under Main CourseWhen S cooks, he tends to look at recipes for inspiration, then put them aside and make something up. This started as a lamb and onion tagine with honey, but ended up bearing little resemblance to the original. It was delicious though. As well as the ingredients listed he added some cubes of roasted butternut…

Baked chicken with marmalade glaze by Veronica

This is one of those delightfully easy “stick it in the oven and forget about it” supper dishes. Other than green veg or salad, you won’t need anything with it, and even drab supermarket chicken will be suitably perked up. It’s from a Sainsbury’s magazine, slightly adapted by me: the original called for halved new potatoes, but it…

Cheat’s hummus by Veronica

This isn’t really hummus, because it doesn’t have oil or tahini in it. But if you’re trying to cut down on fat intake, it’s not a bad substitute, and it is very quick and easy to make using a jar of chickpeas and a few other ingredients you’re likely to have on hand. It’s part of our campaign for healthier nibbles to eat with aperos;…

Arroz con leche by Veronica

When in Spain … it has to be arroz con leche, not plain old rice pudding. Truth to tell, the two are almost identical. In Spain, the arroz is always served cold, with a generous sprinkling of cinnamon, one of the three spices used in unadventurous Spain (the others are saffron and paprika). And of course the rice used is paella rice…