Some delicious seasonal summer family recipes to choose from the What Dad Cooked repertoire.
A dinner to remember!
Most asparagus bruschetta recipes use goats cheese. I tried this and it’s okay but unremarkable, so I made a artichoke and cannellini bean puree to replace the cheese – it’s much better.
This is inspired by a recipe in the book, ‘Salad’ by Amy Nathan (1985).
‘A twist on a Waldorf salad this super tasty meal is a simple master-class in classic flavour combinations’
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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.
It’s the British asparagus season – make the most of it with this very simple combination: fresh asparagus from local fields and fresh peas from a pod, boiled and then quickly braised in butter, with lemon herbs and hazlenuts and kasha for a bit of crunch.
These pastries are irresistable. They look and taste delicious.
Here is the simplest way to enjoy the flavour combination of asparagus and Parma ham – side-by-side.
Fresh asparagus is full of flavour and goodness – the perfect vegetable to celebrate the arrival of spring. Dairy, eggs, potatoes, Parmesan and parsley all marry well with tasty asparagus and come together to create this delicious frittata recipe.
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.
The Wagamama in Wigmore Street opened in 1998 and was the chain’s third London restaurant.
Gravy is a perfect sauce; meaty, smooth, stimulating to the palate – and it makes our food taste better.
Does anybody know how the perfect pesto should taste? The Genovese should, it’s where the dish originates…
On 19th May WDC was invited to participate in the Estimation Nation Baking Challenge at the Open Kitchen in Hoxton. All part of Smart Energy GB’s Estimation Nation Campaign for the Smart Meter rollout.