Category Archives: Vegetables / Vegetarian

Recipe: Edemame Dip with Ginger & Tahini

If you own a food processor and have 3 minutes to spare, that’s all the time it takes to create this delicious and nutritious Asian-inspired dip. Increase the amount of cayenne if you want more fire because the fresh ginger … Continue reading

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Recipe: Golden Beets with Toasted Hazelnuts, Goat Cheese & Orange

Oven-roasting beets (beetroot) really brings out their natural sweetness and when the pretty rainbow-colored beets are available, they make a lovely salad with toasted chopped hazelnuts, soft mild goat cheese and a zesty orange dressing. You can prepare the hazelnuts … Continue reading

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Recipe: Dark Chocolate, Almond & Sea Salt Discs

I’ve become quite addicted to the combination of dark chocolate (and caramel) with sea salt but I rather resent paying through the nose for what is simply a clever combination of everyday ingredients. So I borrowed and adapted this recipe … Continue reading

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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: 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 – 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: Fast & Fabulous Frico

These delicious little appetizer treats are so ridiculously easy to make that they barely warrant the title of ‘recipe’. Frico are no more than oven baked crisps of finely grated hard cheese such as Parmigiano Regianno, Grana Padano or Percorino … Continue reading

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Recipe: Roasted Red Pepper, Walnut & Pomegranate Dip (Muhammara)

This robust-tasting dip originates from Lebanon and as long as you have a food processor it only takes minutes to assemble, making it a perfect party dip for busy hosts. ‘Muhammara’ is chock-full of healthy ingredients and the addition of … Continue reading

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