Fidget’s representatives visited the BBC Good Food Show at Olympia this weekend. They met three gods from Fidget’s culinary pantheon and even brought back signed copies of Paul Hollywood and Mary Berry’s The Great British Bake Off Everyday and The French Kitchen by Michel Roux Jr. Fidget is beside himself with excitement – he hardly slept all night!
What do you get if you whizz up “…some garlic, a red chilli, some lime and a bunch of coriander – stalks and all – with a slug of olive oil?”: Jamie Oliver, of course!
Anyway, moving on – inspired by Jamie’s 30-minute meals, Fidget has whizzed up something marvellous today, with just a few ingredients and in double-quick time. Would you like to try? Continue reading
Today, the Rowe household is having paella. Good times, you might think – but not so, judging by Salmon’s face… He’s never really understood Trota’s thing about themed dining… Continue reading
The Rowes are big fans of the Hairy Bikers. They like their earthy no-nonsense approach, and although you will have to be patient, this focaccia is easy to make, very tasty and also very filling. What more could the Rowes ask… Continue reading
Fidget is set on playing charades today but Trota is not having any of it, considering he is poking fun at her latest creation…
Straight from the back of an Italian pasta packet and much loved all over Southern Italy, this recipe is originally made with cime di rapa. Not widely available in the UK, cime di rapa have been replaced with its close cousin, the tender-stem broccoli. Continue reading
Sweet, pointed, red peppers… Although his name brings to mind Middle-Eastern dips and tagines, if we go by the number of recipes in which romano peppers are used, there’s no doubting this is Ottolenghi’s favourite vegetable.
Inspired by Ottolenghi: The Cookbook, this has to be Fidget’s favourite recipe… Continue reading
Trota might as well have served up snails: Salmon is no big fan of non-mainstream cooking. So these pappardelle with mushrooms didn’t go down too well…
But if, unlike Salmon, you enjoy mushrooms and want to try this recipe… Continue reading
Chez Rowe 