The Hackney Butchers Association

If i was a tomato, I'd want to be eaten like this... This came from a Ruth Rogers & Rose Gray recipe from a weekend newspaper a few years ago.  I just found the battered scrap of paper I'd scribbled it on.  I've cooked it dozens of times, it really is a great, simple recipe for all tomato lovers. It's only worth doing if you can get your hands on amazing tomatoes.  If they are sweet and delicious raw, they will be perfect, as this dish is basically a tomato salad with linguine.  It's all down to the ingredients with this one.   If you use great oil, vinegar & tomatoes this can be restaurant quality grub at it's simplest. Recipe below:

This is the real McCoy and not pink like shop bought ones.   Don't be temped to use a good olive oil, it will all be way too strong.  If it still turns out too strong, keep adding bread to tame it. RECIPE BELOW:

This is a great Turkish Meze dish that can be eaten with bread or other small dishes.  It's also perfect alongside some grilled fish or meat.  It's basically a salsa, but strong and fresh tasting thanks to the pomegranate and sumac. RECIPE BELOW:

This is a real treat.  We cooked this recently for a party and not a scrap was  left.  How much meat you get depends on how big your pig is!...  The last one we cooked was 8-10kg with head  trotters still on.  It easily fed about 16 adults and gaggle of kids. You should probably cook this on a rotisserie to get the real drama, but here's how to do it if you only have an oven.  This way gets amazing crispy skin and unbelievably succulent pork. I got my pig from http://alternativemeats.co.uk/. They do a massive range of game, goat, mutton and loads of really interesting meats like Crocodile, Buffalo, Kangaroo, Kudu, Springbok, Blesbok and Zebra.  This pig was £90, so not cheap!  But it goes a long way, and in in this instance it's worth splashing the cash! CLICK HERE FOR RECIPE:

This takes 5-10mins depending on how quickly you can chop... It's a great dressing for tomato salad or mixed bean salads.  It's got quite a strong flavour, so it's good even if your tomatoes aren't the best.  It's delicious in a humous wrap the next day too. CLICK HERE FOR RECIPE:

This is a Jamie Oliver jobbie.  It's easy, cooks in 1 hour, and always works.  It's a perfect hassle free Sunday lunch.  My kids love it too. The recipe below will feed 6 with roasted veg. You need: 1 large leg of lamb - butterflied 500g Natural Yoghurt 1x can Chickpeas Bunch of Coriander Bunch of mint 1 tsp cumin seeds 1tsp coriander seeds Salt & pepper Grind the coriander and cumin seeds, then put in a food processor with the fresh herbs.  Blitz, then add the yoghurt.  Blitz again.  Season with salt & pepper. Put half of the flavoured yoghurt in a tub and keep in the fridge.  Put the lamb in a clean plastic bag (with no holes in!), then add the remaining yoghurt mixture.  Give it a really good massage to coat the lamb thoroughly.  Then pop the bag in the fridge and leave for at least an hour, or preferably overnight. When it comes to cooking, put the lamb straight on to a shelf in a preheated oven at 220C.  P...

This takes just a few minutes once you've done it a couple of times. It can be a fairly messy job with a fair bit of ink sometimes, so clear a decent space and have a watertight bin bag nearby for the unwanted bits. TO READ MORE CLICK BELOW