Traybakes
Harissa roast chicken traybake
Chicken thighs roasted on top of chickpeas and red peppers, so the fat renders down into everything underneath. One tray, one wash-up.
Budget
5 pages tagged budget.
Soups & stews
Charred red pepper and chickpea stew
The peppers go under the grill until they are properly black in patches. That ten minutes is the whole flavour of the dish.
Tinned or dried chickpeas: which should you buy?
Dried are about a quarter of the price and hold their shape better. Tinned take four minutes. The honest answer is that you want both.
Salads & sides
Two-ingredient yogurt flatbread
No yeast, no proving, no oven. Flour and yogurt in a bowl, and hot bread twenty minutes later.
Soups & stews
Spiced chickpea soup with lemon
Blending all of it gives you baby food. Blending none of it gives you thin broth with things in it. Half is the answer.