Preparation: 10 mins Cooking: 2 hours Serves 4 60g butter 70g golden caster sugar 100g spelt 1 piece mace ½ vanilla pod, split 300ml double cream 375ml whole milk ½ nutmeg, grated For the prunes 8 large juicy prunes, such as Agen 150ml cheap but good whisky Heat the oven to 140C.
Serves 2 Oil, for frying 4 blue corn tortillas 4 tsp onion, minced 200g mild cheddar or monterey jack, grated For the sauce 1 tbsp oil 1 small onion, very finely diced 1 plump garlic clove, minced 40g red chilli powder 500ml water, or chicken or beef stock ½ tsp dried oregano ½ tsp salt A few drops vinegar (optional) 1 First, make the sauce.
Serves 4 800g asparagus 1 cucumber 16 cherry tomatoes 100g flat-leaf parsley 20g parmesan, freshly grated For the dressing 3 tbsp olive oil 3 tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed ½ ripe avocado, stone removed Salt and black pepper 1 Snap off the tough ends of the asparagus.
Anna Thomson, Totnes, Devon Serves 4 400g yellow split peas A good glug of olive oil 3-4 garlicloveses, grated or finely chopped ½ tsp each ground cumin and coriander Zest of 1 lemon 2cm piece ginger, grated For the dressing 4 tbsp olive oil Juice of 1 lemon 1 small garlic clove, minced Handful coriander leaves, chopped Sliced red chilli (optional) 1 Rinse and drain the split peas.
Serves 8 2 heads of treviso radicchio 1 litre milk 250g fine polenta Extra virgin olive oil Salt 80g unsalted butter, diced 100g provolone dolce cheese, coarsely grated For the sauce 10g rosemary leaves 12 brown anchovy fillets, in oil Juice of 1 lemon 100ml extra virgin olive oil 1 To make the sauce, put the rosemary in a mortar and pound to a paste with the pestle.
(One, Sam Shaw, shot the iconic picture of Monroe over a subway grate for The Seven Year Itch).
Perhaps it just grates because, for the first time in my political life, I've reached a point where I'm properly fed up with both sides of the argument.
Narrow, steep, high and with steel grates for a road surface, the old bridge provided a harrowing driving experience, particularly in the rain.
Boil water and grate Parmesan for the pasta for the children, who will undoubtedly refuse to eat the Cobb salad.
