ROCKET & SQUASH | A Cook's Digest | by Ed Smith

ROCKET & SQUASH | A Cook's Digest | by Ed Smith

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ROCKET & SQUASH | A Cook's Digest | by Ed Smith
ROCKET & SQUASH | A Cook's Digest | by Ed Smith
Borlotti, browned onions and sausages | from Crave

Borlotti, browned onions and sausages | from Crave

For when you're craving something savoury

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ROCKET & SQUASH | A Cook's Digest | by Ed Smith
ROCKET & SQUASH | A Cook's Digest | by Ed Smith
Borlotti, browned onions and sausages | from Crave
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This is a sample of the kind of recipe you can expect on Rocket & Squash, A Cook's Digest. I hope you enjoy it. 

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This is a recipe extracted from my cookbook Crave; recipes arranged by flavour, to suit your mood and appetite (Quadrille 2020). As the title suggests, the book is divided into six flavour profiles. This sits within the Rich and Savoury section.

Crave was named “Cookery Book of the Year” at the 2021 Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards. Photo credit: Sam A Harris.

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This is perfect for the kind of day when hunkering down on the sofa (or bed) is pretty much the extent of what you want to do.

Picture that scene, then imagine your kitchen being filled with the warm notes of buttery onions, beans and sage as they putter away on the stove. Then add the smell of sausages as they caramelize and colour in their own juices…

It’s brown food. It’s nourishing. It’s food in which you’ll want to wallow.

Here’s the recipe:

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