Category Archives: Vegetables / Vegetarian

Recipe – Porcini & Parmesan Baked Spinach

This dish is adapted from a Ruth Rogers-River Cafe recipe. River Cafe is one of my long-time favorite London restaurants located in Fulham right on the Thames and is a particularly nice setting for lunch or for eating outside on … Continue reading

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Recipe – Butternut Squash Risotto with Crispy Sage

Risotto is such a wonderful comfort food and can be fun to prepare in front of dinner guests – they’ll keep you company by chattering away in the kitchen over a glass of prosecco while you’re stirring for about 20 … Continue reading

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Recipe – Pasta with Cauliflower & Stilton

If you like cauliflower cheese you will absolutely love this dish. It tastes luxurious and makes a fabulous vegetarian main course. Although it isn’t essential flavor-wise, golden or purple cauliflower will add a colorful dimension if you can find them; … Continue reading

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Recipe: Pappardelle with Chanterelles & Toasted Hazelnuts

Chanterelles are delicate and rather elusive – the only time I ever gathered my own was one morning back in the UK, when I looked out over the lawn from the bedroom window of our new home and saw what … Continue reading

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Cranberry-Pear Fruit Jellies (Pâte de Fruits)

‘Pâte de Fruits’ (fruit paste) is a classic French confection. There are many versions out there and some are a bit laborious, requiring a candy thermometer. This Martha Stewart recipe is drop dead easy and takes no more than 15 … Continue reading

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Recipe: Baked Feta with Lemon, Herbs & Garlic

Barely a recipe, more of an unusual way to serve feta cheese. I got this idea from my sister – thanks sis! Baked feta is quite unexpectedly soft to the point of being wobbly. You can flavor it with any … Continue reading

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Recipe: Pasta with Sweet Peppers & Goat Cheese

This is surprisingly satisfying and the only thing I thought of adding afterwards that would have made it more so, would have been a few chunks of spicy Italian sausage. But I didn’t have any sausage so this remains a … Continue reading

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Recipe: Braised Wild Mushrooms with Mint & Garlic

Strictly for mushroom lovers – and if you’ve found some wild edible funghi (of the non-trippy variety), then this simple preparation is a lovely way to serve them as a side dish that goes with just about anything you like … Continue reading

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Recipe: Tuscan Chickpea Stew with Chard

Adapted from a classic Tuscan dish ‘Cacciucco di Ceci’ this deliciously earthy recipe falls  somewhere between a stew and a soup. Strict vegetarians could replace the chicken broth with water but honestly, to leave out the anchovies would be like … Continue reading

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Recipe: Cauliflower with an Avocado Tahini Dressing

I love cauliflower and even in it’s raw state, the texture is perfect – not too tough. However, there seem to be so few recipes for cauli out there, maybe because it lacks color and isn’t particularly eye catching on … Continue reading

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