Some delicious seasonal summer family recipes to choose from the What Dad Cooked repertoire.
‘Fresh mango is delicious, but as always with Dad, the secret is in the sauce…’
Like sesame sauce, miso ends up in sauces and dressing for many classic Japanese salads. Here I’ve combined miso with asparagus to make a rather exotic salad – wasabi on the side adds piquancy and a touch of jeopardy to the dish.
‘Here’s a dish that you can’t really mess up, it’s a super easy, tasty, family breakfast, full of everything you need to start the weekend.’
Bao buns seem to be the latest thing. But don’t just make them to be trendy – they’re fun and good to eat.
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A perfect winter warmer – Cassoulet!
Try Dad’s loaded low-fat salsa quesadillas with The Laughing Cow Lightest x8 cheese.
An excellent way to turn a popular Italian slow food standard into an easy and quicker family classic.
My best pumpkin pie yet!
A seasonal favourite ingredient of Dad's, so much so he made a 30 recipe series about the green spears! Try these recipes whilst asparagus can still be found locally.
‘Risotto is my favourite dish, ever.’
These little quiches are full of spring vegetables, served with a salad they would make a brilliant lunch or light supper.
These are outrageously delicious. Serve warm as an hors d’oeuvre.
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I must admit to enjoying some satisfaction over the backlash to Nigella’s ‘avocado on toast’ feature in her new television series, Simply Nigella. The furore caused by exaggerated twists and eulogies over a recipe that is as simple as…
Get down to Garsons or your local Pick-Your-Own farm and treat yourself to some amazing seasonal produce.
Japanese cultural behaviours are steeped in ancient Japanese traditions. One of these traditions is ‘kaizen’…
Annatto is a jewel of a seed. It’s used for just about everything and red as red can be…