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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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DEDICATION

      For me, myself and I

      CONTENTS

       Cover

       Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Introduction

7 tips for the solo chef

Your very own golden pantry

QUICK FIX

A kind of pisto Manchego

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

Good old steak sandwich

SMART COOKING

       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