Fiery Thai fish curry with coconut & turmeric
Sometimes I have a yearning for a delicately flavoured but fiery Thai curry (inspired by Masterchef this week – or rather not inspired because I know mine is better than […]
Category Archives: My recipes
Mushroom & lentil ragu for all occasions
Our farmers’ market has the most delicious mushrooms – oyster, shitake, Japanese of several varieties – like Japanese jumping mushrooms – and I’m always looking for things to do with […]
Indonesian fish curry
I love a good curry especially ones with coconut. This has Indonesian flavours with lemongrass, fish sauce and star anise. Despite the long list of ingredients it is essentially two […]
Spicy celeriac and apple soup
A yummy winter soup to warm the cockles of your heart!
Seville orange marmalade
Nothing says January like home-made marmalade! The first thing I have done since returning from two months away is to roll up my sleeves and get stuck into marmalade-making! I’ve […]
Ramen noodle soup with chicken
This is a marvellous way to use up leftover chicken or turkey carcases from Christmas – in fact its good enough to make all year round!. The most important thing […]
Japanese noodles with tofu & spicy Thai sauce
This is adapted from an Ottolenghi Flavour recipe. I have cut out some of the steps to make it easier and quicker! I have been cooking my way through […]
Roasted celeriac with Japanese wafu dressing
Continuing with my theme of simple Japanese good, vegetarian/vegan suppers, here is a lovely recipe for celeriac. Apart from the long roasting time, the rest of the recipe is so […]
A very basic Gujarati tarka dal
A very basic dhal is a must for any curry. It is usually served in bowls as an accompaniment as the texture should be soupy and not thick. Tarka is […]
Still cancer-free seven years on…my recipes for recovery!
My sweet peas Exactly seven years ago I was still reeling from the surprise diagnosis of my soft tissue sarcoma . You can read about it here but, for those […]
