The best banana bread
My guest has left FOUR bananas, now black and past their best, in the fruit bowl. ‘Oh you must make some banana bread,’ my yoga teacher advises. So here goes […]
The perfect vegetarian couscous
Having just spent 5 days in Marrakech and eaten this till it came out of my ears, I decided I needed to find a good recipe and try out my […]
Baked rhubarb & strawberries
Continuing my obsession with rhubarb…here is a simple recipe for those summer suppers. Spice it up with star anise and cardamon…serve with a rosewater cream for guests who like dairy. […]
Vietnamese stir-fry with chicken, broccoli & rice noodles
Once again, trying to think of interesting things to do with spring time glut favourites; this time its purple-sprouting broccoli, which I spectacularly failed to grow in my little raised […]
Rhubarb & cardamon chutney
It’s rhubarb time again! This week was the sweet spot for pricing so I bought 5 kgs, as last year I ran out of this delicious chutney as soon as […]
Bulgar wheat tabbouleh for a BBQ
This is a great easy-peasy salad for a large occasion; I tripled the quantities and it fed 30. A really good summer salad that goes with everything…and healthy too!
Easy-peasy new potatoes with with a lemony pea & coriander dressing
I made this to go with my Persian salmon; my friend was scooping it out of the bowl with her fork! It’s goes with any spring or summer dish and […]
