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Never Mind the BBC — Here Are 14 Years of The Flexible Chef Recipes. All 1,018.Fourteen years. 1,018 published recipes. Nineteen more in draft, because apparently I can't stop. I started The Flexible Chef in…
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October 20, 2026
Greek Dinner Ideas: A No-Cook Mezedes Dinner for OneThese Greek dinner ideas start with a rule: nobody cooks. A good mezedes dinner is a table of small plates…

October 20, 2026
Easy Tzatziki Recipe for One with Pepino and Dill SeedsThis easy tzatziki recipe is made for one person, in a campervan, with nothing more than a hand-held grater and…

October 19, 2026
Mushroom Soup: Campervan cooking - Fresh Mushrooms, Trompettes and a Quick Veg StockThis campervan mushroom soup is rich, silky and properly mushroomy, and it was made on a two-ring gas hob with…

October 18, 2026
Dry Brined Roast Chicken: A Bog Standard Bird, Done ProperlyThis dry brined roast chicken was meant to be a posh one. I had planned a proper corn-fed, free-range bird…

October 16, 2026
Greek Recipes: Easy, Traditional Greek Food at HomeI came to Greek food in small family tavernas in Athens and Piraeus, eating on business trips: a plate of…

October 15, 2026
Chickpea Recipes – The Flexible Chef’s Complete CollectionI went out shopping for dried mushrooms and came home with several jars of organic chickpeas instead. That is how…

October 14, 2026
Campervan Mushroom Chickpea Stew: Easy One-Pan Van RecipeSupper in Florie at the Albendín aire, with the olive groves for a view. This campervan mushroom chickpea stew is…

October 14, 2026
Swordfish Steak Recipe: Posh Fish and Chips with Mushy PeasIt was Sunday, and Sunday called for posh fish and chips. This swordfish steak recipe is my version: a thin…

October 13, 2026
Vegan Pho for One with Black Trumpet Mushrooms (Trompettes de la Mort)I ate pho in Hanoi on a backpacking trip in 2016, and it has stayed with me ever since. A…


