40-Minute Hamburger Buns / Roasted Zucchini Pasta / Greek Style Baked Beans

Recipe: 40-Minute Hamburger Buns

They are substantial enough to stand up to the messiest burger creation without being heavy.

Blog Post & Recipe: Roasted Zucchini Pasta

This pasta – a big mess of roasted zucchini, garlic and onion tossed with pasta, fresh basil and Parmesan – can stand on its own.

Blog Post & Recipe: Greek Style Baked Beans

These are similar (and I mean similar) to the Greek favourite known as “gigantes plaki”. Gigantes translates as giant baked beans. They are traditionally cooked with a tomato based sauce in the oven and as with many Greek dishes there are a few variations. I’ve used lima beans for today’s recipe but you can use butter beans if you wish. I’ve also added a few extra ingredients to the original recipe my mother makes (I can’t help it!). I like to fry off a little bacon and add some of my home made tomato ketchup and sugar to the mix.

Kai Pa-low / Lima Bean Stew / Braised Leg of Lamb With Olives & Celery Root Purée

Blog Post & Recipe: stewed chicken, pork belly, tofu & egg with 5 spices

Sprinkle with chopped fresh coriander leaves. Serve hot with a cup of steamed whole-grain rice.

Blog Post & Recipe: Christmas Lima Bean Stew Recipe

If you ignore everything else I write about today, pay attention to this. You can't skip out on the toppings. Please, just trust me on this one. The chopped black olives and fresh lemon wedges for squeezing are key.

Article & Recipe: Seven-Hour Lamb, in About Five

I chatted with a chef friend about what to make for Christmas Eve dinner. He suggested seven-hour leg of lamb ... He went on to explain that the recipe was originally devised for animals that were older, larger and tougher than today’s little lambs. With modern meat, he said, four to five hours is plenty.

Braised Leg of Lamb With Olives and Celery Root Purée