Chickpea & chard soup
This is a hearty spring soup for these cooler nights. I used chard from my garden. If you can’t get hold of chard, use spinach, sorrel or another leafy green […]
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Sea bream fillets with salsa verde loo
My farmer’s market lady now sells her fish in the church yard in Primrose Hill having been done out of her stall by dastardly means. So I don’t have to […]
Sorrel and red lentil soup
I love sorrel and it grows fantastically well in my garden, but it’s quite difficult to know how to cook it. This is delicious store-cupboard recipe for a good lunch-time […]
Smoked haddock kedgeree
This week the farmers’ market had un-dyed smoked haddock – which husband bought instead of smoked mackerel. Never mind, a good excuse for one of my favourites – a spicy […]
Asparagus with almonds and capers
With the asparagus season approaching we need some new ideas! This is a bit of sweet and sour – sweetness of the spears wiht the acidity of the capers and […]
Japanese stir-fried pork with aubergine
I’m always looking for new recipes especially with eastern flavours as summer approaches. I don’t often cook with pork but it is very common in Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai and Japanese […]
Grilled hispi cabbage with coconut thoran
Another great dish sourced from the store cupboard and the famers market. This is Keralan in origin but uses that most delicious of British seasonal greens, the hispi or sweetheart […]
Stir-fried courgettes with cumin seeds
Travelling round New Zealand and staying in self catering accommodation I am tempted to cook something light and healthy even if restricted to one induction ring! Last night I remembered […]
Chicken Massaman curry
This may look like a daunting set of ingredients but its pretty easy once you line them up. Two stages, grind and then fry! I made this for a big […]
Chicken soup – Jewish penicillin
This is the staple for all sickness in any Jewish household. Even if you are not Jewish it is a panacea for all ills. I have never made it before […]
healthy living with cancer 