notesfrommusiciansJul 2, 20202 minMiklos Sebestyen’s Bean Soup With Smoked Pork Knuckles Growing up in Hungary, I was surrounded by people (my mum, grandmas, uncles and other distant relatives in the countryside) who cooked...
notesfrommusiciansJul 2, 20202 minIvana Gavric’s More-ish Meatballs I adored these as a child, and now my own family gets very excited polishes them off in no time! They can make an easy dinner when...
notesfrommusiciansJul 2, 20201 minRichard Wiegold’s Welsh Risotto What makes this recipe special, besides being Welsh, is the Laverbread! A traditional Welsh delicacy, it’s a seaweed (like Nori, but...
notesfrommusiciansJul 1, 20202 minAlice & Benjamin Hulett’s Meatloaf With Tomato & Basil Sauce Both of us are professional opera singers and have two very hungry teenage boys in the house, so this is an ideal dish to feed us all:...
notesfrommusiciansJul 1, 20202 minCharlotte Gardner’s Baked Bean LasagnaI know. Doesn’t it sound vile? And wrong? So, so wrong...Yet trust me when I say that this bubbling orange and yellow culinary crime...
notesfrommusiciansJul 1, 20201 minEmily Burnett’s Bacon & Mushroom Flan I’m an opera singer and a trained chef and I love cooking healthy meals which are delicious yet straightforward. This is one of my...
notesfrommusiciansJun 24, 20202 minAndrew Watts’ Ronnie & Rylie’s Rosemary Toad In The HoleThis is my boys favourite meal that I have cooked during lockdown. Real comfort food! Serves Four Preparation time 15 minutes Batter...
notesfrommusiciansJun 18, 20201 minTamsin Waley-Cohen’s Cumin Crusted SalmonMy family voted for this recipe to be submitted, it’s everyone’s favourite! Ingredients: Salmon, either fillets or a side At least 1...
notesfrommusiciansJun 18, 20202 minNimrod Borenstein’s Strawberry RisottoPreparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: around 25 minutes 2/3 portions Ingredients: 1 small/medium white onion, finely chopped 300g...
notesfrommusiciansJun 4, 20202 minJames Jolly’s Summertime PorkThe great thing about this recipe is that you can vary the proportion of ingredients according to what you have - a few extra vegetables...
notesfrommusiciansMay 17, 20202 minGary Matthewman’s Slow Roast LambI once gave a recital in rural Scotland for which the fee was so low the promoter felt bad, and as a surprise part-payment gave me a huge...
notesfrommusiciansMay 17, 20202 minJoanna Marsh’s Butter ChickenIn 2009, my son Henry was 6 and was a frustratingly picky eater. He liked mashed potato, fish fingers, pasta and white rice: standard kid...
notesfrommusiciansMay 17, 20201 minSarah Neutkens’ Couscous With Preserved LemonMy ultimate comfort food, that all of my friends love when I serve it! It can be a side dish with sumac-roasted chicken, or with toasted...
notesfrommusiciansMay 17, 20201 minEkaterini Papadopoulou’s Pastitsio My version of a Greek classic, real comfort food for troubled times, especially away from home as I am, living in Germany! Minced meat...
notesfrommusiciansMay 17, 20201 minRoxani Kamperou’s FasoladaMy grandmother used to make this, a classic Greek comfort-food dish, and it is cheap and simple to make - the ultimate in times of...
NFMKApr 22, 20201 minMarina Staneva’s TaratorWhile I’m spending the lockdown in London I find myself preparing national dishes from my home country more than anything else. Tarator...
NFMKApr 22, 20201 minKatherine Broderick’s Saddleworth Potato Hash (Pronounced: P’tater ‘Ash)A cheap and easy one pot recipe from my neck o’ the woods. Serve with crusty bread, salted butter and lashings of brown sauce....
NFMKApr 22, 20202 minColin Currie’s Stornoway Black Pudding RisottoStornoway Black Pudding is a marvellous ingredient, delicious and nourishing. I fancied making a risotto featuring it, but when I googled...
NFMKApr 22, 20203 minGabriella Teychenné’s Spring RisottoConducting and cooking seem to go hand in hand- they both involve the careful combination of different ingredients and flavours at the...
NFMKApr 22, 20202 minSarah Holford's Maggie’s Soupe au PistouThis was given to me by a wonderful friend in Monaco, Maggie, who was married to a local artist called Hubert Clerissi, and who worked as...