Ask anyone who knew me as a child, and they would tell you that if I had been allowed to, I would have lived on nothing but potatoes. Mashed, baked, fried, boiled, there was no way I did not love to eat potatoes. Fast forward a few decades and not much has changed except that [...]
Mashed potato and chorizo sausage all crispy golden crumbed and fried? Yes please. For a vegetarian alternative feel free to swap the chorizo for some spinach or peas: also yum! what you need 2 fresh chorizo sausages a good quantity of mashed potato, butter okay but no milk salt and pepper a pinch of smoked [...]
Pizzoccheri is technically the name of the buckwheat pasta in this dish, the dish itself comes from the Lombardy region of Italy and is known as Pizzoccheri alla Valtellinese. It's one of those not much to look at but so good to eat dishes, a hearty vegetarian option for a cold evening. I made the [...]
I could go on and on and on about how amazing tomatoes are, how versatile, how sublimely perfect they are when old school heirloom varieties are ripened in the Mediterranean sun, how late I was to the tomato appreciation game, and how I couldn't live without them, but I won't. Instead I'll just give you [...]
I love a good salad. Adapting your favourite summer salads to Autumn or Winter flavours by switching to seasonal ingredients, and swapping peaches for apples and almonds for pecans takes your salad game to a whole new level. I also think this salad would be great with some flaked smoked trout instead of the cranberries, [...]
Entertaining in large numbers can be a nightmare when it comes to the juggle and shuffle of what gets cooked where: how long will each dish take, where will it all fit, what can be cooked together, and so on. Over the years I've learned that when in doubt, there's a good chance the slow [...]
My kids all love this, as do I, but due to the rich fattiness of all that cream it's not something I make often. This is a super easy version that you can tweak in so many ways, and it easily lends itself to catering size quantities. The amount of cream stated is obviously going [...]
Even though I can no longer label myself as vegan I do still try to make vegan choices as often as possible and in fact I eat no red meat and very little chicken. {Dairy is the mistress I can't seem to break up with but that's a whole other post.} What makes me happiest [...]
This is the perfect salad: substantial, fresh, crunchy, zingy, and filling enough to be a meal on it's own. I usually serve it as part of a Lebanese spread but it's also great with a BBQ, or even with seafood. It's a great all rounder which always disappears fast. It's good for you too. I'm [...]
This recipe will actually take me longer to type up than it did to cook. It's perfect Summer eating, easily stretches to feed a crowd, and is full of vegetables too. You could definitely add some kind of crumbled cheese as well as olives and give it a Greek vibe, and some lentils or black [...]
