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Quick notes from my kitchen: recipes I’ve tried, disasters averted and mini-triumphs

Olive oil crackers with paprika

Olive oil and paprika crackers

April 7, 2011

Addictive crispy crackers spiked with paprika

White chocolate and raspberry tart

White chocolate and raspberry tart

April 3, 2011

A beautiful, rich dessert from Ottolenghi's first cookbook.

Pasta with pomodorini, rocket, olives and basil

Pasta with fresh tomatoes, olives and rocket

March 27, 2011

A super-quick and summery pasta with olives, arugula, fresh tomatoes and basil, ready in the time it takes to boil the pasta water.

Almond tuiles

Almond tuiles

March 23, 2011

Crispy-chewy, buttery biscuits with toasted almonds, perfect for vanilla ice-cream and chocolate sauce.

Courgette and gorgonzola quiche with rough puff

Rough (but surprisingly refined) puff

January 30, 2011

Courgette and gorgonzola quiche with rough puff pastry

Bionic meringues and hangrrr

January 25, 2011

Avoid dangerous hunger

Chestnut and hazelnut bread

Pane della brughiera (chestnut and hazelnut bread)

October 4, 2010

Chestnut and hazelnut bread from Dan Lepard's Handmade Loaf.

Potato and rye focaccia

Accidental hero (potato and rye focaccia)

September 23, 2010

Potato and rye focaccia

Lamb, chestnut and rosemary ragu

September 10, 2010

A delicious autumnal sauce for fresh egg pasta.

Summer pasta

August 4, 2010

In the middle of an essay on Renaissance art during the reformation (2500 words, due Friday, it’ll be fine…) the fridge has started to loo ...

Roast plum sorbet

Roast plum sorbet

July 30, 2010

A River Cottage recipe for a brownie-friendly sorbet.

Meatballs (polpettine)

Le polpettine

July 24, 2010

Meatballs!