Category Archives: RECIPES

Recipe: A Gourmet Mushroom Pizza

Need something delicious in a hurry? You can whip up this gourmet mushroom-mozzarella-prosciutto-truffle pizza in no time. The ‘in a hurry’ part is because I cheated and used a ready-made raw pizza crust (Pillsbury thin-crust) – or you could try … Continue reading

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Recipe: Fava (Broad) Bean Pulao with Pine Nuts & Dill

Broad beans (fava beans) are my absolute favorite legume but they have such a short season in the US and I’ve never been able to find the frozen ones that are readily available in the UK. Consequently, I made this … Continue reading

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Recipe: Asian Spiced Beef Pot-Roast

I usually avoid Chinese food, mainly because aside from the ubiquitous deep fried component, it seems that every dish contains equal amounts of sugar and sodium, along with numerous mystery ingredients that weren’t clarified for me until I visited China  … Continue reading

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Recipe: Chicken Roasted with Tomatoes, Potatoes, Olives & Lemon

I love organic free-range chicken, particularly when all the ingredients are cooked together in the same pan– and this roasted chicken and vegetable dish is no exception. Colorful and bursting with the robust Mediterranean flavors of garlic, lemon, olives and … Continue reading

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Recipe: Spring Carrots in a Fresh Herb Sauce

I’m not much of a carrot-fancier and I generally avoid those bags of ready peeled baby carrots that resemble Oompa-Loompa body parts. Then I came across a recipe by my culinary hero, Nigel Slater, for baby spring carrots; carrots that … Continue reading

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Recipe: Moroccan Spiced Lamb with Apricots

There’s something wonderfully satisfying about tender chunks of lamb that have been cooked slowly for a few hours with no more than some finely chopped onion, fresh ginger, dried apricots and a sprinkle of aromatic spices. The apricots are added … Continue reading

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Recipe – Saffron Chicken Stew with Chickpeas (Garbanzo Beans)

This vibrant Moroccan-spiced chicken stew is packed with a complexity of flavors that will taste even better the following day in the unlikely event you have leftovers; another way to perk up those rather dull chicken breast fillets that cry … Continue reading

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Recipe: Gratin of Fennel & Black Olives

Fresh fennel and fennel seeds with their distinctive anise flavor are used in recipes all over the world and regularly crop up in Italian (sausages), French (absinthe), Middle Eastern, Asian and Indian cuisine, for instance. Thinly-shaved, crisp, fresh fennel makes … Continue reading

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Recipe: Pan-Roasted Halibut (or Cod) with a Fig & Olive Tapenade

A traditional French Provencal Tapenade is a thick, piquant paste made with black olives, capers and anchovies, pounded together with some really good olive oil. It makes a fabulous hors d’oeurve and is normally served as a spread for crisp … Continue reading

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Recipe – Chocolate Ganache & Raspberry Filo Bites

These impressive one-bite treats are incredibly easy to make and are especially good if you’re feeding a crowd and want dessert to be of the ‘just-pop-it-in-your-mouth’ variety. The tiny filo cups are made by Athena and can be found in … Continue reading

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