Tag: Herbs

Meat Ragu (Bolognese)

These days we tend to just eat meat at the weekends and keep red meat to once or twice a month, so when we do have it we want to make it special. This very comforting Italian style ragu hits the right notes of being rich and meaty while still being well balanced.

It works well with any sort of braising meat and the traditional southern Italian way of doing it often includes large chunks of beef, pork and game meats. I won’t pretend this dish is completely authentic, but it is completely delicious!

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Quick and Simple Mushroom Soup

I have in the past been guilty of disparaging soup as little more than “bread dip”. This is probably fair to say of many of the salty yet bland offerings you may get from a tin or tub. However, making simple fresh soups from flavoursome ingredients can result in silky smooth and satisfying dishes.

While they are still best served with a hunk of crusty bread, they are no longer relegated to mere “dip” and are a delicious dish themselves. A favourite to make due to its speed, convenience and flavor is this hearty mushroom soup. This is meant to be a quick and easy recipe so just rough chop (by hand or food processor) and chuck what you’ve got in a pot then let a blender do the work for you at the end. If you’ve no blending ability, just chop the ingredients as finely as you can and enjoy it a little more on the chunky side.

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Baked White Fish – Low effort, high reward

White fish like cod, hake, coley and haddock (or whatever is local and sustainable to you) tend to have a mild taste that works well for a wide variety of dishes and flavours. They make for a quick and easy meal that is low in fat, full of vitamins and minerals and unlike oily fishes, tend to be lower in pollutants so you can eat as much as you wish as often as you wish without concern.

This is a basic recipe for baked fish that can be easily adapted to whatever you have on hand to make a quick and delicious meal. Here’s an example of a super simple version with lemon, herbs and fresh vegetables.

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