custard: millefeuille on the cheap 1–2
dill 1
drunk strawberries 1
duck salad wraps, Peking 1
eggs 1–2
baguette ball soup 1–2
cheeky shakshuka 1
crisp-fried eggs, Thai-style 1
eggs en cocotte 1
no-machine ice cream 1
omelettes 1–2
picture-perfect eggs meurette 1
you’ve-been-doing-it-all-wrong scrambled eggs 1
fennel 1
pissaladière pizza 1–2
fish: any fish, meunière-style 1
fish fillet and tender vegetables in a rice wrapper 1
pissaladière pizza 1–2
salmon, avocado and pickled beetroot rice bowl 1–2
an unforgiveable French take on fish ‘n’ chips 1
French crêpes 1–2
French fries and poutine 1
frisée salad 1–2
fruit: sweet summer rolls 1
garam masala spice mix 1
garlic 1
garlic and parsley butter 1
prawns in garlic, butter and parsley 1
worry-free garlic 1
ginger 1
gnocchi, potato 1–2
gratins: gratin dauphinois 1–2
macaroni cheese gratin 1
gravy: French fries and poutine 1
ham: Paris tartine 1
Parisian pizza 1
harissa 1
hazelnuts: scallop carpaccio 1
herbs 38–9, 1
omelette aux fines herbes 1
herring with warm potato salad 1
ice cream, no-machine 1
Japanese stuffed omelette 1
jewelled Persian rice 1
kebab, street lamb shish 1
kimchi: eggs en cocotte 1
instant French kimchi 1
knives, essential kitchen 1
korma, good karma 1
lamb: street lamb shish kebab 1
lardons: picture-perfect eggs meurette 1
lentils: cold green lentils
and Chinese sausage 1
lox: NYC tartine 1
macaroni cheese gratin 1
mapo tofu, an eye-opening 1
masarepa: reina pepiada arepa 1
mayonnaise, sriracha 1
meatballs done right 1
merguez: cheeky shakshuka 1
microwave winners 1
middle-kingdom roast chicken 1
millefeuille on the cheap 1–2
mint 1
miso: baked caramelized miso aubergines 1
miso butter 1
mushrooms: beef-bur-ger-nion 1–2
eggs en cocotte 1
an eye-opening mapo tofu 1
irregular quiche with ’shrooms and blue cheese 1
Parisian pizza 1
picture-perfect eggs meurette 1
mussels: mussels marinière without the mussels 1
pizza marinière 1
niçoise salad 1
noodles: pot-au-pho-bò 1
ramen 1
‘sort of’ Ayam 1
sweet summer rolls 1
nori seaweed chips 1
nutmeg 1
oil, Sichuan chilli 1
omelettes 1–2
onions: chopping 112, 1
a convenient onion soup 1–2
onion-flavoured ramen 1
oregano 1
pains au chocolat, fake 1–2
pancakes 1–2
buckwheat crêpes 1
buckwheat pancakes 1
buttermilk pancakes 1–2
chickpea pancakes 1
French crêpes 1–2
polenta pancakes 1
rye pancakes 1
savoury toppings 1
sweet toppings 1
panzanella, or the art of the stale bread salad 1
paprika 1
Parisian pizza 1
parsley 1
pasta: Comté cacio e pepe pasta 1
macaroni cheese gratin 1
Peking duck salad wraps 1
peppers: cheeky shakshuka 1
Persian rice, jewelled 1
pizza: Neapolitan 1
Parisian pizza 1
pissaladière pizza 1–2
pizza marinière 1
tarte flambée pizza 1
polenta: polenta clafoutis 1
polenta pancakes 1
pork: meatballs done right 1
pork-flavoured ramen 1
pulled pork hachis Parmentier 1
pot-au-pho-bò 1
potatoes: French fries and poutine 1
gratin dauphinois 1–2
herring with warm potato salad 1
potato gnocchi with butter 1–2
pulled pork hachis Parmentier 1
prawns [shrimp]: prawn banh mi crossed with a jambon beurre 1
prawns in garlic, butter and parsley 1
the weekly Chinese fried rice 1
puff pastry: fake croissants and pains au chocolat 1–2
millefeuille on the cheap 1–2
puffs, sweet (chouquettes) 1
quiche: irregular quiche with ’shrooms and blue cheese 1
magic-crust quiche Lorraine 1–2
ratatouille quiche 1
ramen 1–2
raspberry tart, no-bake 1
ratatouille: ratatouille quiche 1
sexy ratatouille 1
reina pepiada arepa 1
rice: jewelled Persian rice 1
salmon, avocado and pickled beetroot rice bowl 1–2
the weekly Chinese fried rice 1
rice wrappers: fish fillet and tender vegetables in a rice wrapper 1
fried rice wrappers 1
ricotta: tarte flambée pizza 1
rosemary 1
rye pancakes 1
sage 1
salads 1–2
salmon, avocado and pickled beetroot rice bowl 1–2
salted caramel 1
sandwiches: prawn banh mi crossed with a jambon beurre 1
sardines: pissaladière pizza 1–2
sauerkraut: instant French kimchi 1
savory 1
scallop carpaccio 1
seafood: cheat’s omurice 1
seafood butter 1
shakshuka, cheeky 1
shish kebab, street lamb 1
Sichuan chilli oil 1
snacks 1–2
soups 1–2
baguette ball soup 1–2
a convenient onion soup 1–2
an open-minded soupe au pistou 1
pot-au-pho-bò 1
ramen 1–2
‘sort of’ Ayam 1
sourdough 1
spices 1–2
garam masala spice mix 1
spiced butter 1
spring greens coleslaw 1
spring rolls, vegetable 1
sriracha mayonnaise 1
steak tartare, terrifyingly
terrific 1
strawberries, drunk 1
street lamb shish kebab 1
sweet summer rolls 1
tarte flambée pizza 1
tartines, NYC vs Paris 1
tarts: chocolate tart 1
no-bake raspberry tart 1
tarte Normande 1
thyme 1
tofu, an eye-opening mapo 1
tomatoes: cheeky shakshuka 1
Neapolitan pizza 1
niçoise salad 1
panzanella 1
polenta clafoutis 1
vindaloo – hot hot hot 1
tortilla chips: pulled pork ‘hachis Parmentier’ 1
tortillas, cheat’s 1
tuna: ahi poké salad wrap 1
Tunisian snack 1
turmeric 1
vegetables 1–2
fish fillet and tender vegetables in a rice wrapper 1
good karma korma 1
an open-minded soupe au pistou 1
sweet summer rolls 1
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bsp; vegetable spring rolls 1
vindaloo – hot hot hot 1
wine: drunk strawberries 1
mussels marinière without the mussels 1
wine and cheese pairing 1
wraps: ahi poké salad wrap 1
Peking duck salad wraps 1
yogurt cake, one-pot 1
Acknowledgements
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Let me shout a big "merci" to all of those without whom this cookbook would have been nothing but a distant project: Chetna, Stuart, Céline, Emily, Dan, Wendy, Becks, Becci, Alex and everyone at Quadrille.
A special mention to Jamie Oliver, Donal Skehan and Jacques Pépin for those (very) kind words.
Legit credits to all my family for being so supportive, cheerful when I need it, always there for me.
Lovely hug to my wife and a final cheeky high five to Sacha, my man.
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