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First published in the Netherlands by Uitgeverij Podium 2016
First published in Great Britain by HQ
An imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers Ltd 2017
Copyright © Janneke Vreugdenhil 2017
English translation © Colleen Higgins 2017
Janneke Vreugdenhil asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.
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Hardback ISBN 978-0-00-825667-8
Ebook Edition © November 2017 ISBN: 9780008256685
Version 2017-11-30
Photographs by Floortje van Essen-Ingen Housz
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For me, myself and I
CONTENTS
Spicy lamb pittas with hummus & garlicky yoghurt
Miso soup with noodles, shiitake mushrooms, spinach & an egg
Ridiculously easy spaghetti caprese
Frittata with red onion, baby kale & goat’s cheese
Griddled white tuna with cucumber, avocado & ginger salad
Tagliatelle with prawns & smoky whisky–tomato sauce
Lemon couscous with salmon & cherry tomatoes
Salad of butter beans, tinned tuna & shaved fennel
Baked sweet potato with olives, feta & chilli
Sweet potato soup with coconut & fresh coriander
Soft polenta with mushrooms & spinach
Polenta pizza with blistered cherry tomatoes & anchovies
Mash with baby kale & chorizo
Patatas a lo pobre
Warm lentil salad with grilled goat’s cheese
Spicy lentil soup with yoghurt & rocket
Cod in ginger–tomato sauce with gremolata & rice
Best-ever fried rice
Chinese egg noodles with steak & oyster sauce
Cold noodle salad with cucumber & sashimi salmon
NETFLIX DINNER
Quinotto with fennel, almonds & avocado
Gnocchi with broad beans, brown butter & crispy sage
Quick aubergine & lamb curry with warm naan
Pasta aglio olio my way
Green curry with chicken & peas
Warm salad of baby potatoes & peppered mackerel
Spaghetti with cherry tomatoes, nutmeg & ricotta
Orecchiette with Tenderstem broccoli, anchovies & fennel seed
Courgette soup with tarragon
Bowl of rice with Chinesey vegetables
FREEZE YOUR FAVOURITES
Chilli con everything
All-round chicken soup
Comforting little casseroles
Roasted squash & carrot soup
Pasta sauce with fresh sausage & fennel seed
Pork loin stewed with red wine & bay leaves
Marcella’s sugo
Pesto at your fingertips