Six Ideas for Kitchen Suppers

Since all my meals are eaten in the kitchen, the demarcation between the recipes to follow and those you’ve just read is meaningless. But, interior design apart, we all know what we mean by a kitchen supper. I take it to be a meal without a procession of courses, just food on the table, and not necessarily much notice in which to plan or cook it (although do look at Cooking in Advance, since most of the recipes there are for just this sort of laid-back thing). As far as I’m concerned, if sausages and mash (with apple rings fried in butter, please, like my grandmother used to make for me) would be appropriate fare, a tub of good, bought ice-cream an acceptable pudding, and it’s in the evening, it’s a kitchen supper.