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Chicken, Lemon and White Bean Soup (a video and a ...

There are times when you feel rotten and you need something to make you feel better. Maybe it’s a honking cold. Maybe it’s a hangover. Maybe it’s manflu. Or maybe it’s just the mean reds. Whatever it is, I’m pretty sure this soup  can help. Rather than leaning on noodles, matzo balls, rice, or a …

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7 Up Chicken (a reject from the book)

This was initially drafted for consideration for the book. You might be relieved to discover it’s not making the cut. It might be because the introduction refers to a dog with a skin disease, which is probably the last thing you want to read in an escapist tome about food and travel. It might be …

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Lemon cookies (Gold medal inspired)

Olympic fever has morphed into phase two over here. Just like the steeplechase (surely one of the more absurd events out there), we’ve covered some hurdles and trudged through some water. We’ve found a new place to live. We’ve thrown off the shackles of sickness. And now we’re really embracing the fact that our adopted …

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Fennel, ricotta and pistachio salad with lavender ...

Inspiration comes from different places. Sometimes it arrives in the middle of the night, like a bolt. Sometimes it’s what you see at the markets. Sometimes it’s something you’ve read. Other times it comes from a dish you’ve tasted, and you’re chasing after an imitation. And occasionally, it comes from a smell. This is a …

Peas, fennel, mint, parmesan and lemon salad

Peas, fennel, mint, parmesan and lemon salad

  Spring should have sprung by now. Seriously. This is getting silly. Wind is lashing the window like a strident horseman and the sky is downright grey. Welcome back to London, Tori. This is the kind of dish I make when there are clouds lazily bobbing across a blue sky and it’s warm enough to …