Roasted carrots with miso
I haven’t cooked Japanese for a while and when I saw this recipe I was inspired to serve it with my favourite teriyaki chicken. Great combination. I went easy on […]
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Aubergine & pea curry
Another very easy and delicious Indian vegetarian supper. I made this the night before I went on holiday, seeking to use up things in the fridge: my solitary striped organic […]
Maharastrian tamarind dal with spinach
As dal is healing, I thought I would adapt this recipe which I found somewhere. Traditional dal is soupy not thick, so that it mixes nicely with the rice, but […]
Puy lentil & quinoa salad
This is a salad you can make from things in the cupboard – I always have quinoa and often puy lentils (delicious with both fish and guineafowl breast, one of […]
Exploding the myth of #cleaneating
I have never used the words or hashtag #cleaneating in any of my blogs; as you know I have always been sceptical about the claims of Ella and her […]
Spicy summer courgettes
The farmers’ market has all sorts of different varieties of courgettes – long, thin and stripy, to little round balls, which is what I used here. This is perfect for […]
Spatchcock chicken with ras el hanout & coriander dressing
Saw this recipe and couldn’t wait to try it out. I bought a Bart’s Spices can of ras el hanout to be at-the-ready. Cousin Christine who is staying to look after me post-op […]
Radish, red onion & pomegranate salad
Still obsessed by my sprouts I add them to everything…this is an adaptation of one of another recipe which uses mooli but I think its tasteless and watery, so I […]
Butternut, aubergine & red lentil sambhar
This is another totally yummy recipe and very easy to make. Instead of simmering the butternut, I roast it in some oil in the oven for 30mins @ 180C to […]
Kisir – Turkish bulgur wheat salad
Traditionally this is served as part of a mezze in crispy lettuce leaves. But I wanted a nice accompaniment to my jerk chicken BBQ over the weekend, so I made […]
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