Some delicious seasonal summer family recipes to choose from the What Dad Cooked repertoire.
An excellent way to turn a popular Italian slow food standard into an easy and quicker family classic.
“A great recipe for those who are strapped for time! Don’t forget the yogurt!”
‘Summers here a what better time for the French classic Salad Niçoise!’
‘Seriously tasty this (originally) ‘Italian peasant dish’ is a proper winter warmer, or a spring/summer dish made with fresh seasonal vegetables…’
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A perfect winter warmer – Cassoulet!
Try Dad’s loaded low-fat salsa quesadillas with The Laughing Cow Lightest x8 cheese.
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.
This is a spin on Escoffier’s white asparagus with sauce maltaise. The two are often served as an accompaniment for a white fish such as turbot. Here the fish is plaice rolled around asparagus and a maltaise mousse and served as a canapé.
It’s a Japanese way to mix sesame sauces in with food – I suspect the reason is because the sauce is so good it can’t help being slipped into all sorts of dishes…
A really easy and tasty starter or light lunch or supper. Make during summer when home-grown asparagus might still be available.
Three asparagus and pastry recipes. Choose from goats cheese and spinach, Taleggio and mushroom, or Gruyère. All are quite simple and ideal for a light lunch or supper – or make in advance for a party or a picnic.
Dad loves to write about food. Whether it's discovering a new road local to London or Surrey, where the treasures of foodie stores and independent shops delight—or Dad's macro observations in the world of food. Dad's articles (and foodie stories to his recipes) are a funny and knowledgable journey through the lense of how pops views the world.
Dad explores the question, can a brownie be healthy? Reducing fats and replacing sugars with Xylitol and Stevia in an attempt to make an indulgent brownie.
Top left to right OKAMAU (Bean Jelly) Beautiful pink layed cake. FUKUWATASHI SENBEI Zigzag designed cookie with vanilla cream filling.… Continue reading Minamoto Kitchoan – Wagashi Heaven
A list of our top family meals we used to have together when the children were growing up.
The Wagamama in Wigmore Street opened in 1998 and was the chain’s third London restaurant.