Vegetables with coriander and hazelnut pesto
I don’t cook enough vegetarian dishes so today I thought I would give it a go. To get inspired I went to the green grocer and bought all of the vegetables that inspired me. I did think about a vegetable curry but wanted to make something I had never done before. I ended up with … Continue reading
Leek and chilli burger with a warm butterbean dip
How often do you eat a burger? I love a good burger and once I get the idea in my head I know I have to have one, bought or home made. One of the few things at the allotment at the moment are leeks and I thought it would be interesting to make leek burgers. … Continue reading
Olive oil chicken with butter beans and pink peppercorns
One of my friends cooked beans in olive oil with pink peppercorns and steak. It was a lovely combination and despite the olive oil the beans were very light. Lately I have had a bit of a crush on butter beans and I decided to use the bean and olive oil dish as a base … Continue reading
Dairy free salmon and avocado mousse
A couple of weeks ago I tried to make a salted cod mousse. The recipe looked fairly simple and delicious. I got some cod and got started. First you had to salt the cod over night in quite a lot of salt. I am not sure what or how they did this in the recipe … Continue reading
Velveted pork stir fry
When I came to the butchers the other day they were just cutting up pork meat into large chunks. It looked irresistible and I had to get some. I love pork and good pork is full of flavour and has little fat. The amount of fat that you get is dependent on what cut you choose. I … Continue reading
Cauliflower mac & cheese with guinea fowl in a sticky lemon sauce
Spring came with beautiful sunshine. I even managed to sunbathe in the garden without being totally wrapped up, all for one glorious day. Sadly since it has become a bit colder again and I was instantly craving comfort food. This weekend locally grown cauliflowers were on sale in the shops and I bought one. … Continue reading
Spicy beef ravioli with red wine and tomato sauce
Do you throw out your leftovers? I try not to, many times they end up in the fridge and then in the bin but somehow I feel better taking the extra step. Sure it lacks logic but how many of you do the same? The other night I opened what looked like a decent bottle … Continue reading
Improvised lobster and mango
Lately something strange happened, due to various reasons I seem to have lost my food mojo. I wasn’t even interested in what I ate, just had some fuel to keep going. I had time set aside over Easter but no real interest so I took a bit of a break. This morning when I woke … Continue reading
Curried chicken with brie, grapes and walnuts
We finally had a couple of warm days! Sunshine brings out the best in us This time of the year I always feel sun starved and pale. Any sunshine is so welcome and we bundled up the dogs in the car to go for a lovely walk. The first fennel of the year started … Continue reading
Crab and avocado roll in lobster and crab broth
Of all the seafood crab is one of my absolute favourites. I have seen fresh crabs for sale for a few weeks but today was the first day I have seen quite a few. I got so sidetracked I didn’t even get any scallops. A few years ago I went to a restaurant called … Continue reading
