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Curry Recipes – The Flexible Chef's Complete CollectionSome food memories stay with you. Mine starts with a Vesta curry. Curry Recipes Hub – The Flexible Chef I…
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August 5, 2026
Nearly Deroni Lutenitsa – Homemade Bulgarian Pepper & Tomato RelishThere are jars of lutenitsa in every Bulgarian kitchen, every Romanian kitchen, and — if you know what you're doing…

August 4, 2026
Slow Cooker & Slow Cooking Recipes — The Flexible Chef's Complete CollectionSlow cooker recipes get a bad reputation — and usually a bad photo to go with it. Brown, beige, bubbling.…

August 1, 2026
Pâté & Rillettes Recipes — The Flexible Chef's Complete CollectionSome of the best homemade pâté recipes I know take almost no time to make and keep for days. A…

August 1, 2026
Pâté de Alcachofa y AOVEAcross Calle Fruteros from Casa Adora, artichokes grow in amongst the olive trees. From autumn through to spring they're everywhere…

July 31, 2026
Manchego and Sun-Dried Tomato Pâté — A Village Morning and a Block of CheeseI was about to head down to the village for breakfast — that window before the sun gets too high…

July 29, 2026
French Recipes — From Casa Adora and the RoadOn a grey morning in late September 2002, my then-wife and I drove off the ferry at Dieppe in Fanny…

July 29, 2026
Coq au Chardonnay — Van Life VersionThis coq au Chardonnay started with a supermarket find — a bottle of Mar de Uvas Chardonnay at 2.50€, una…

July 29, 2026
Van Life Confit Chicken WingsThese van life confit chicken wings are one of the best things I've cooked in Florie. Wings separated into drumettes…

July 28, 2026
Mango Habanero Chicken Wings with Chilli & PineappleThese mango habanero chicken wings are built for a heatwave — whole wings marinated in Nearly Patak's Mango Chutney, blended…


