The Art of Friday Night Dinner: Recipes for the best night of the week

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It would be lovely with some tenderstem or purple sprouting broccoli, grilled so it goes a little crispy and then tossed in yogurt, lots of lime, salt and garlic. Nutty browned butter flavoured with garlic and curry leaves, mustard seeds, cumin and turmeric makes the mash golden – an extra puddle of spiced butter on top of each portion is not mandatory but highly recommended.

When the chicken skin is lovely and golden and the meat cooked through, lay on a serving platter and spoon over the juices.Her popular column The Art of Friday Night Dinner, and her love of getting friends round for dinner to shake off the work week, is the inspiration behind her first cookbook. I’ve always loved that fizzy feeling that builds as you’re getting ready – lighting candles, getting the hodgepodge of wine glasses down, putting crisps in bowls.

Reserve a little more than a tablespoon of the spiced butter, along with plenty of the curry leaves and garlic and set aside. In September 2011, Deadline Hollywood announced that Greg Daniels, who had adapted The Office for American television, would spearhead an American remake of the series for the broadcast network NBC.This week I wanted a simple bavette (or flank) steak – something full of flavour and not too expensive, which would cook fast and get a good dark crust.