Potato

Butternut and Sweet Potato Soup

Ever since I overcame my prejudices about buying pre-chopped fruit and veg, my cooking life has got a lot simpler. And you should know that in Italian markets, storeholders regularly sell peeled and p…

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Creamy Potato Gratin

My not entirely orthodox way of turning out this otherwise classic dish of cream-softened potatoes has a lot going for it.

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Aaah! I simply loved it. I tried it and it came out to be a huge success..Kudos!

Hasselback Potatoes

I think of these Swedish roast potatoes as being rather like sauteed potatoes on the stem: each one is cut into thin slices across almost right through, but not quite, and then roasted in buttery oil;…

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Nursery Fish Pie

There are certain days when only something soothing and comforting and topped with mash potato will do; on such days, this pie could make you weep with gratitude.

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Perfect Roast Potatoes

Needs must and all that, so I have always been an open anti-perfectionist, but in truth (and I’m sorry to repeat what I’ve said before) it is impossible to cook roast potatoes without needing them to…

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Potato, Parsnip and Porcini Gratin

Cooking potatoes for large numbers of people is not always easy. This gratin makes it so, not least because I don’t peel the potatoes (or the parsnips for that matter). Obviously, you don’t need to ma…

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Red Prawn and Mango Curry

This is one of the easiest suppers to make, but somehow, however much I know this, it always surprises me. Not in the cooking, so much as in the eating: I can't believe, each time anew, how deep and t…

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Sweet Potatoes With Marshmallows

The American tradition of cooking sweet potatoes with marshmallows is a bit of a leap for the European reader. But it always pays to keep an open mind. I find myself strangely compelled by the lusciou…

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Spanish Chicken With Chorizo and Potatoes

Much as I love to have a pan bubbling away on the stove, I often feel that the most stress free way to feed people is by taking the oven route. When I'm frazzled, I firmly believe that the tray-bake i…

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Wow! Made this last night, such simple ingredients and method, yet it is truly amazing. We will finish it off tonight. I portioned a whole chicken into eight. 10 out of 10.

Ligurian Pasta with Basil, Beans and Potatoes

My children, when little, wouldn't have cared if all I ever gave them was pasta with some bottled sauce poured over, and I don't deny that's sometimes indeed what they were given; but to please myself…

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Hearty Wholewheat Pasta With Brussels Sprouts, Cheese and Potato

It is not quite normal to feel as joyous as I do when saying the words “Brussels sprouts”, but this recipe does not merely use said much-denigrated ingredient, it also celebrates it. Sprouts are nutty…

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