This week, find low-fuss, cosy winter cooking to see you over the mid-month hump. Curl up in front of the TV with warming ragù, throw on some easy-peasy traybakes and discover what to put in your trolley.
Trayful of comfort
All the flavours of a French bistro, with minimal washing up. For this cosy midweek meal, just whack chicken, fennel and frozen peas into a tray, then leave the cooking juices to mingle and do their thing.
DINNER TONIGHT
Race-ready ragu
Ready-cooked duck confit gets this warming ragù ready in half an hour. The perfect bowl to accompany the Winter Olympics finals (and to make you grateful you’re not the one on the slopes).
SIP OF THE WEEK
Pocket-sized margs
Here’s your excuse to round off your week with a tequila tipple – Sunday is international Margarita day. Try one of Pimentae’s cucumber margs – a refreshing balance of cucumber, elderflower and lime, available in a pocket rocket of a can.
SHOPPING
Things we're buying this week
SHOPPING
Things we're buying this week
Waitrose cook Alex Szrok shares the non-negotiables in his weekly shop.
Slower Reared Extra Large Whole Chicken
“A true weekly ritual. Break it down, roast it whole, poach it, bones for stock, leftovers for lunches, endless bounty and joy.”
Essential Sweetheart Cabbage
“The essence of versatility, delicious in all its forms, shredded and raw, wedged and scorched etc.”
No.1 Triple Cooked French Fries with Cornish Sea Salt
“Every week needs a chip moment, and these are my current favourites. They cook so evenly, and are crisp without getting too dark, witchcraft! Resplendent with their own little sachet of salt flakes to boot.”
Lightly Seasoned Mixed Grains & Black Lentils
“I’m weirdly passionate about grains and pulses, so sustaining, comforting, and can be luxurious too. Served in a broth made from the aforementioned chicken bones, the circle of life.”
IN MY BASKET
Why Amba sauce is sunshine in a bottle
Chef and cookbook author Madeeha Qureshi shares her lifelong love affair with Middle-Eastern condiment Amba.
“I have been obsessed with amba sauce since my childhood. I would smother anything and everything edible with amba, staining whatever came in the way. Since discovering Waitrose Cooks’ Ingredients Mango Amba Sauce a few years ago, I haven’t looked back. If you have an inclination towards Middle-Eastern flavours, then you are destined to fall in love with it too. Its fruity, feisty and robust flavour profile will knock you out of the park! Go on, bring a little sunshine to your table.”
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