Some delicious seasonal summer family recipes to choose from the What Dad Cooked repertoire.
These were trending a while back, but they were made famous long ago by Peter Gordon at Kopapa in Covent Garden London (now closed). I had them there and thought them a bit gloopy (sorry Peter/Turkey).
‘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.’
This vegetarian artichoke pesto-style sauce is perfect with oreccihette pasta shapes. It works a treat.
A dinner to remember!
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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.
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.
This is a spring asparagus dish – but not as we know it…
This recipe uses a vignarola recipe but combines with pasta. A very good combination…
These little quiches are full of spring vegetables, served with a salad they would make a brilliant lunch or light supper.
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It’s Thanksgiving on the 24th November. Here’s the low-down on WDC’s traditional American Thanksgiving dinner.
Whilst shopping at the farm shop, I went to the delicatessen counter to buy some Parma ham for an antipasto. But there was a problem…
Gravy is a perfect sauce; meaty, smooth, stimulating to the palate – and it makes our food taste better.
Love it or loathe it, corned beef has been an essential food for centuries.