Sesame and tamarind aubergines
A dish from Andra Pradesh – gorgeously sweet/sour umami tastes, with the tangy tamarind offset by creamy ground sesame seeds. I knocked this up from ingredients the other night when […]
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Aubergine fesenjan
Aubergine is one of the most versatile vegetables and I never tire of finding new ways to cook them. This sour/sweet combo makes it more Persian than Indian. This […]
Tomato & chick pea salad with a lime tarka
My friend is gluten-free & doesn’t eat dairy, so many of my recipes are ideal, as I don’t cook with dairy. Chick peas are full of goodness and nutrients, and provide […]
Asparagus & peas in a Bengali mustard sauce
I am so bored by endless rounds of steamed asparagus so its always great to get a new recipe. But as the season is so short and the market is […]
Cauliflower & pomegranate chaat
The queen of vegetables – or one of them at any rate – the humble cauliflower. I am always looking for news ways to cook it and this combines Middle […]
Kale, tomato & chickpea curry
This should be made with spinach but the farmers’ market had such beautiful kale….so here we are. I am always searching for ways to eat kale other than in a nutribullet […]
Rainbow chard aloo
It’s farmers’ market time again and I simply can’t resist all the goodies. The stall-holder was so impressed by my healthy basket that he gave me some flowers (after I […]
Stir-fried chicken with yellow peppers, purple sprouting broccoli & swede mash
My recent visitor, who hails from Barbados, was so excited by finding swedes in the farmers’ market that she made me buy two – and then forgot to eat them (she […]
Shakshuka – the perfect brunch
Coming back from an overnight flight and spurning the horrible mess they call breakfast, I longed for a satisfying welcome-home dish to share with our son who was hotfooting it round […]
Updating Vietnamese chicken and peanut stir-fry for Easter
I was looking for some inspiration and something quick to make after an apero in the village, and decided to simply add blanched broccoli to my Vietnamese chicken and peanut […]
healthy living with cancer 