Category Archives: RECIPES

Recipe: Chickpea & Chorizo Stew

Somewhere between a soup and a stew, this robust-tasting dish is ready to eat in 25 minutes although it tastes even better the following day. Keep it covered in the fridge. The chorizo sausage gives it a really good kick … Continue reading

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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: English Summer Pudding

There couldn’t be anything more summery about this traditional English dessert and there couldn’t be anything easier to make. As I’m currently in the UK dodging raindrops, the next blog will be in defense of British food (part 2). It … Continue reading

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Recipe – Oven Roasted Ratatouille

This recipe is incredibly versatile and colorful; oven roasting the vegetables helps them keep their shape and intensifies their flavor with a hint of toastiness, unlike a traditional ratatouille that’s usually swamped in a tomato sauce. You can use it … 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: Shiitake ‘Bacon’

When a friend told me about this I really didn’t believe them but tried it anyway… astonishingly, the end result was deliciously bacon-y. This is not so much a recipe; more like an amazing chemistry experiment in which a rather … 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 – Chicken in a Sweet Red Pepper Sauce

Vegetarians should be happy with the Indian dishes I’ve posted so far – for those of you that need something more, this recipe will complete the menu perfectly. ‘Chicken in a Sweet Red Pepper Sauce’ has a spectacular thick red … 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 – Chana Dal & Aromatic Yellow Rice

To continue with the Indian theme, here are two staples that make a meal all on their own but may be served separately. Chana dal is my all-time favorite dal recipe and I’ve tried many versions. Chana dal (dried yellow … Continue reading

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