A big bowl of Pho

Posted by petra08 on December 28, 2023 · 7 Comments 

For what feels like the first day in months I am having a proper day off. I had time to think about this past year and what might be to come. One of my ovens packed in on Christmas day, the turkey was just about cooked and I wrapped it in tinfoil and rested it … Continue reading →

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Chicken with roasted aubergine and kholrabi salad

Posted by petra08 on April 7, 2019 · 8 Comments 

Baked aubergine with wild garlic

Chicken with roasted aubergine and kholrabi salad #kholrabisalad

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Goats cheese & hot sauce stuffed peppers

Posted by petra08 on September 18, 2017 · 21 Comments 

Goats Cheese Stuffed Peppers

It is full on chilli harvest time here at the moment. We only have a small greenhouse so I carefully selected the chillies I really wanted. At the moment we have some amazingly hot chillies. Yesterday was the first day I picked a Carolina Reaper and a Bhut Jolokia for a very hot version of the … Continue reading →

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Summery roasted butternut squash

Posted by petra08 on May 26, 2017 · 17 Comments 

Feta cheese baked Butternut squash

We had a spell of summer lately and all our vegetables and herbs are growing like crazy. This might be the most exciting time of the year when we can finally start picking fresh produce even if it is just thinned out vegetables.   Looking at the garden made me want to cook something summery, … Continue reading →

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Mezze with roast shoulder of lamb

Posted by petra08 on March 2, 2017 · 11 Comments 

roast shoulder of lamb

There is something so comforting about a Sunday roast. In our house we are spending a little bit of extra time together and if we are lucky it is time to catch up with friends as well. I  went to the Saturday market to get a chicken but I got side tracked and came home … Continue reading →

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Ancho chile and cranberry salad with paneer cheese

Posted by petra08 on July 15, 2016 · 6 Comments 

Spicy cranberry salad with paneer cheese

This morning I opened my eyes and did what I usually do, I reached for my phone to see what is going on in the world. I was faced with images and stories of violence from what happened in Nice, France last night. I can’t imagine any God, no matter what religion that would approve … Continue reading →

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Stuffed mushrooms

Posted by petra08 on January 20, 2016 · 20 Comments 

  Fancy a snack? The world is your oyster, depending on circumstances and availability. The other day I didn’t fancy a meal, lunch in this case but a snack seemed like a sensible option, something small but satisfying. I went to the kitchen to make a cheese toast but a punnet of mushrooms caught my … Continue reading →

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Roast vegetable tart

Posted by petra08 on October 31, 2015 · 7 Comments 

It is beautifully autumnal outside. The leaves have changed colour, the sky is clear and we still get the odd warm day, it is a lovely time of the year.     The light is changing and somehow it is brighter, I went for a lovely walk on the beach the other day and it … Continue reading →

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Orzo prawn “risotto”

Posted by petra08 on April 20, 2015 · 19 Comments 

I eat most foods and enjoy them but there are a few things I don’t eat very often, I don’t cook them and I would lost likely not order them and risotto is one of these dishes. I often find them a bit too starchy and heavy, perhaps sometimes there is too much cream, or … Continue reading →

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Black rice noodles

Posted by petra08 on March 7, 2015 · 5 Comments 

Every now and then I come across something I haven’t eaten before and I get really hooked. Black rice noodles was love at first bite. I try to always keep a stash but they can be hard to get and sometimes they are out of stock. When I find them I try to buy a … Continue reading →

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