Not Quite Lunch

Here are my favourite recipes for a lazy breakfast, early lunch or brunch. They remind me of being on holiday, which is only ever a good thing – when you can get up at your own pace and eat a long, leisurely meal in the early morning. My Baked Eggs with Lentils & Goat’s Cheese take only 15 minutes to make and are a winner every time. Fantastic Cochin Crab Cakes, flavoured with curry leaves and chilli, will transport you to the hot, breezy shores of South India. And my beautifully sweet Villa Dinari Apricots, swollen in orange juice, cinnamon and honey, and served warm with yogurt, can be put together in just 10 minutes. The most a recipe in this chapter will take to prepare and cook is 25 minutes.