Cauliflower steak with pesto
Autumn is here and with it all the lovely brassicas which are so good for health & immunity. I bought this fine specimen at the famers’ market on Saturday and […]
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Superfood salad my way
I came home to an empty fridge and no time to go to the market. The weather is still warm and in my 10 days away I had a huge […]
Stir fried kale/Swiss chard/cavolo nero with tahini, chilli and soy
I am always looking for dishes to make with the green glut from my raised bed. At the moment I have cavolo nero, komatsuna (Japanese mustard spinach) and chard. This […]
Chard & potato salad with pea pesto
I am now the proud grower of Swiss chard, and am always looking for new ways to cook it. I made this to accompany my spatchcock chicken with ras el hanout and my fennel and pepper salad for an outdoor […]
Jerk chicken to die for
This is as an authentic a jerk as I have had…very spicy and simply YUM. It really is quick too, the fiddliest bit being crushing the allspice and pepper corns. […]
New potato salad with peas, spring onions and dill
It’s the BBQ season so I was looking for some different types of salad. This is adapted from Sabrina Ghayour’s Sirocco: Fabulous Flavours from the East and very quick and easy. We […]
Asparagus with chorizo*, avocado and soft-boiled/poached egg
I adore asparagus and cook it every which-way…I recommend this for a light supper or lunch with or without chorizo if you are vegetarian/vegan. I made it last night for […]
Green bean, coconut & cashew salad
I am so excited that my first beans are sprouting in their cold frame; in anticipation of the bumper crop I will be harvesting later I tried out this delicious […]
Grilled asparagus & kale salad
There’s nothing like a week of momos (Tibetan dumplings), rice and dal to whet the appetite for good old English asparagus and kale. There’s a little bit of massaging and […]
Whole roasted cauliflower Mussalam
You know I love a good cauliflower, and I love the new vogue for cooking them whole. I ate of lot of them in Israel, but they are also great […]
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