This braised, slow-cooked method means that the meat is tender and rendered delicious by the long, slow cooking, falling off the bone and bathed in a rich, concentrated sauce.
The flavour of the olives infuses the tomato sauce during the low and slow cook, and yet this dish still feels light enough to serve with some simple greens or grains in summer, or in front of a fire with fresh, thick-cut fettuccine and a glass of red in winter.
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Yes, it is possible to juggle working from home with the family’s demands for dinner – all while keeping shopping trips to a minimum
The Shaer family would love to make dinnertimes less frantic
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Cooking has never been more complicated. A whole generation of parents have had to add teacher and classroom assistant, as well as dinner lady, to their job description – all while holding down the day job and trying not to go stir crazy.
For the rest of us, there are still all the Covid-safe issues, including trying to minimise the number of times we head to the shops. The days when we could book a supermarket delivery for tomorrow are long past – it might be more than a week before they can fit you in. Plus, for many, money is even tighter than before.