Okay, today I have a dish for you that includes two vegetables that are right on trendy. Let’s begin with cauliflower. In recent years we have gone mad for it. Seared and served as steaks, riced or pureed, all delicious. However here I have prepared Charred Hispi Cabbage with Cauliflower, Miso Purée, it’s full of…
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Coconut and Spinach Dhal
Do you have a dish in your repertoire that instantly warms and satisfies in the winter months…well this is mine. Coconut & Spinach Dhal: yellow split peas, green or brown lentils, coconut milk, plenty of aromatic spices and heaps of fresh spinach. A dish that only improves the next day. I like to use yellow…
Fermented Green Tomatoes
The inevitable part of growing your own tomatoes is that you’ll find yourself with unripe green fruit at the end of summer. If like me you’re not a chutney lover than why not try Fermented Green Tomatoes! Fermented Green Tomatoes are unripe tomatoes that have been preserved in a mildly salty brine. With a pleasantly…
Roasted Beetroot Dip with Feta
A recipe full of colour today, in an attempt to combat the complete lack of sunshine outside! Beetroot are delicious and plentiful from my vegetable patch at the moment so I thought I would share a great appetiser / mezze / side dish / open sandwich topper. Roasted Beetroot Dip with Feta is an incredibly…
Vegetarian Mushroom Stuffed Peppers
Today I’ve got a bright, colourful and versatile meal for your next lunch or light dinnertime, brimming with flavour, but which is completely customisable to suit what you’ve got in your fridge or larder. This Vegetarian Mushroom Stuffed Pepper recipe came about a few months back, when the country was in total lockdown. Only wanting…
Healthy New Potato Salad with Fresh Peas
We have just returned from the most relaxing week in Cornwall. Eating out, walking with our dogs, exploring some of our old favourite haunts and dealing with the odd unexpected heavy downpour of rain. You can always rely on very varied weather in the west country. On the days where we stayed at home, we…
How to make Water Kefir
When it comes to good health, nowadays it’s all about a happy, heathy gut. Studies confirm the vital role our gut bacteria plays in our overall well-being, from weight control to brain health and our immune system. All in all, the best way to improve our gut health is by what we eat and drink. …
Stuffed Aubergine with Olive Tapenade
While in the summer there are a whole load of fresh, light and bright dinner options available, having something comforting and imaginative in a cold spring can be harder. A relatively quick and delicious meal I’ve been enjoying recently is stuffed and roasted aubergine. Served hot or warm, the spongy flesh roasts up beautifully into…
Seared Sea Trout with Pea & Lemongrass Velouté
I’m a fish lover, I’d go as far as to say that I’m a pescatarian…..almost. I can’t think of a fish that I don’t like, but sea trout is my current favourite oily fish. With its sweet, delicate flesh, I think it pairs beautifully with peas and asian flavours. Fresh peas in season are the…
Finnish Sourdough Rye (Ruisleipä)
This Finnish Rye Bread Ruisleipä has been on my baking list for a while. And what better time to post than now, Real Bread Week, the international celebration of additive free loaves. As I write this blog, bread heads, near and far are posting their favourite bakes to encourage people to buy real bread from…
