Category Archives: Made in Under 30 mins

Recipe: Oven-Roasted Salmon with Minted Peas, Watercress, Capers & Lime

If you need to create something fresh-tasting and summery at short notice, this recipe is ideal as it takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish. It makes a very pretty supper dish and I particularly like oven-roasting the … Continue reading

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Recipe: Eton Mess (not really messy at all)

An interesting name for a delicious pud. Allegedly, the name came about after an accident long ago with a berry and cream-filled Pavlova (meringue), at a Etonian picnic. For those of you unfamiliar with Eton, its where upper-crusties send their … Continue reading

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Recipe: Not just another Shrimp on the Barbie…add Rosemary and Lemon.

Before you decide to throw a shrimp on the BBQ, how about adding some real flavor? Try threading big fat juicy raw shrimp onto rosemary twigs; with a squeeze of fresh lemon, some lemon zest, black pepper and a swipe … Continue reading

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Recipe – Spinach with Onion, Chili and Ginger & a Mint and Cilantro Relish

This week’s blog will add some vibrant green to your repertoire of Indian dishes. ‘Spinach with Onion, Ginger and Chili’ is another versatile dish that I think would also go very well with grilled or BBQ’d salmon. As with the … Continue reading

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Recipe: Pasta with Salmon, Asparagus and Fresh Herbs

Here’s a lovely spring/summery dish you can whip up in less than 20 minutes. It may not be summer quite yet but there are a few warmer days here and there and this recipe will have you feeling that it’s … Continue reading

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Recipe – My Favorite Veggie Mushroom Burger

After last weeks carnivorous offering, I though it appropriate to balance things out with something for my vegetarian friends. This is by far my most favorite non-meat sandwich (the other being a classic Reuben, meat and all)…and depending on how … Continue reading

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Recipe: Champagne Chicken with Wild Mushrooms & Tarragon

It may seem a little over the top to pop open a bottle of bubbly just to use 1 and 1/4 cups (300ml) of it for poaching chicken breast, so I recommend inviting a friend or two over to help … Continue reading

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Recipe: Chocolate Pecan Butter Toffee

This takes approx 20 minutes to make (excluding chilling time) and tastes like a secret recipe your Grandma wouldn’t part with even if you strapped her in a chair, plugged her into an I-Pod and forced her to listen to … Continue reading

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