Shared Kitchen - Real food from scratch

BUBBLE OF ONE

Bubbles! A bottle of bubbly needs friends, unless it is Covid Lockdown. In that case, either buy a Champagne stopper, or drink the lot!

Claudia’s North African Honeyed Eggplant

This is one of the most amazing ways with eggplant I have ever tasted, at once sweet, hot and sharp, straight out of Middle Eastern expert Claudia Roden’s kitchen. Expect your guests to be wowed. Yoghurt is my addition (I added too much chilli!)

Radicchio & Witloof Salad

This is my favourite salad combination of all time. It’s not just the bright splash of colour that perks up a meal, it’s the contrast of bitter radicchio leaves against juicy witloof, all tied together with a garlicky, fruity olive oil dressing. It’s sensational. It hardly needs a recipe, but here you go, just in case ...

Lamb Rumps with Parmesan Crust

These little nuggets of lamb are quick to prepare and quick to cook.

Roasted Potatoes & Yellow Pepper

What a simple way to cook potatoes and peppers! As the pepper chunks cook down their sweet caramelly juices mix with butter and form a delicious sticky goo.

UNCORKED

September chit-chat, recipes and pics.

Farmhouse Chicken with Belly Pork & Potatoes

This is a delicious dish for a special family meal – to feed a few more, increase the chicken and liquid.

Lockdown Fruit & Nut Loaf

A classic fruit loaf which everyone loves – it’ll keep well in a tin for about 5 days.

Family Christmas Ritual –Best-ever Xmas cake

Making Memories

Best-ever Christmas Cake – with a lovely family ritual.

Rigatoni with Peppers & Eggplant

A splash of colour is always an appetite-inducer. If you get the vegetables roasted ahead of time you will find this dish super-quick to put together.

Apricot Cinnamon Rice Puddings

These are the most sensational rice puddings ever. Lush with tangy dried apricots and sultanas, you’ll fall in love with this pudding the minute your spoon digs into the rich creamy rice and vanilla and cinnamon scents waft up to you.

Roasted Spiced Butternut with Salad

This is great as a vegetarian main course, but the pumpkin is also good as a side dish with meats or other vegetable dishes and grains. If serving pumpkin hot, use butter in the spice mix, or oil if serving the pumpkin cold with salad.