Modelled on the classic Sag paneer spinach-and-cheese curry, but with some local halloumi from High Weald instead of the paneer. Halloumi is a great camping standby. Ingredients 500g spinach, washed 1 x 200g packet halloumi , wiped dry with kitchen towel and cubed into small pieces 1 tbs flour 1 tomato, deseeded and chopped 1…
Chana masala
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This chickpea curry will serve four people if other curries are on the table. Ingredients 1 jar or tin of chickpeas, drained (my favourites are El Navarrico) 1 tomato, deseeded and chopped 3 tbs plain yogurt 1 onion, chopped 1 tbs garlic and ginger paste 1 tbs garam masala 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely…
Garlic and ginger paste
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Make this at home and use in curries, Moroccan and Chinese dishes. Ingredients Equal quantities of garlic and ginger, peeled and roughly chopped Water 1 tbs vegetable oil Method Finely chop the garlic and ginger, use a mezzaluna or a food processor, add a splash of water. Store in a jar for a week or…
Making pasta with kids
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Cooking with kids doesn’t have to be all fairy cakes and chocolate rice krispies. Cath discovers that, with the right tools, pasta making lends itself to little nimble fingers. Read the full article at 4Food.
Puy lentils and spicy sausage stew
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Serves 4 Sausage stew was the first meal we cooked when camping, made with red table wine from a plastic bottle and a Mattesson’s sausage that Math’s Mum had pushed into his rucksack. Things have moved on since then but the principle remains the same: a warming and easy dish that does not require finesse.…
Paella
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Serves 4 You can buy an outdoor paella pan but that would too extravagant for us. But you will need a large frying pan with deep sides to cook this dish. Paella can accommodate different seafood and meat – such as rabbit – but this is a basic recipe with chicken and prawns. The dish…
Fish stew
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Serves 4 This is a nod to the bouillabaisse I ate on the balcony of the Peron restaurant in Marseilles, which hangs over the sea. Perfect if you are staying near a market and can pick up a variety of fresh white fish. Ask the fishmonger to skin and bone your fish if necessary, as…
Met office predicts ‘odds on for a barbecue summer’
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The Met Office predicts that Britain is in for a hot dry summer: “Summer temperatures across the UK are likely to be warmer than average and rainfall near or below average for the three months of summer.” After the wash-out summers of 2007/08, in which July and August were monsoon season, this is welcome news.…
