Category Archives: RECIPES

Recipe: Light and Luscious Carrot & Almond Cake

…and this recipe is wheat and dairy free so those of you who love the idea of carrot cake but can’t eat it, take heart! This incredibly moist and light version is so much better for your heart than the … Continue reading

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Recipe: Truffled Mashed Potatoes with Wild Mushrooms, Garlic & Gruyere Cheese

Adapted from a Nigel Slater recipe, this is a luxurious, comforting dish that stands alone as a vegetarian main course. It’s delicious as an accompaniment to roast ham, meats or poultry. Potato lovers will love the combination of truffle, mushrooms … Continue reading

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Recipe – Quick Thai Curry with Chicken or Shrimp

If you like the flavors of Thai food but can’t be bothered to drive somewhere then this recipe is for you; it’s quick, easy and healthy. You can also make it with tofu but be aware that ‘Nam Pla’ aka … Continue reading

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Recipe – Oven Roasted Red Peppers with……

It’s time to distance myself from overly rich and calorific ‘holiday’ recipes after stuffing my face with abandon during the past week, so here’s a light and delicious start to the New Year. I’ve converted anchovy haters to anchovy lovers … Continue reading

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2 Recipes: Brussels Sprouts with Chestnuts & Spiced Red Cabbage with Apples

Just in time for Christmas; here are two of my favorite vegetable dishes to serve with roast turkey, goose, pork or glazed ham. The spiced red cabbage can be made ahead and kept in the fridge for a few days … Continue reading

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Recipe – Tuscan Almond Cookies

These are very easy to make and wonderful. They look a bit funky and there’s really no way to make them beautiful-looking; hence in Italy they’re referred to as ‘Brutti ma buoni’ which translates to ‘ugly but pretty’. The almonds … Continue reading

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Recipes – Easy Smoked Salmon Pate & Tapenade

You might have wanted something like this for Thanksgiving but I figured you’d be stuffed enough. Because I feel slightly embarrassed at how easy it is to make the smoked salmon pate and in response to a request from a … Continue reading

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2 recipes: Pear & Garlic Aioli – and Marsala Poached Pears

Looking at the first picture, I imagine you’re thinking that I’ve finally lost it. Not Moi. This is my adaptation of a *Catalonian aioli sauce, that calls for quince. Where I live, quince(s) are hard to come by so I … 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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Recipe:The Best 12 Minute Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie

Not long ago I met someone who was utterly disdainful of the chocolate and peanut butter combination in these cookies and arrogantly suggested I never offer them up again. I decided this was just a form of snobbery because the … Continue reading

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