Chrissy Teigen has a chapter in her excellent cookbook Cravings called “Things that Intimidate People but Shouldn’t”. Isn’t that the best title you’ve ever seen in a book? This chapter includes recipes for gnocchi, risotto, scallops and other seafood. One of the standout recipes is for Sweet Chilli and Mustard Glazed Salmon Fillets and that […]
I had planned to post a recipe for lamb this week. Then I discovered that this week is National Vegetarian Week so I decided to go with this Mexican Sweet Potato and Black Bean Salad instead.
Mexican food is one of my favourite cuisines. I regularly cook meals that have lime, coriander, oregano and lots of chilli in them. There is usually one ‘star’ dish with a lot of little side dishes. It is the little sides that make the meal in my opinion. Usually I make the cooked tomato salsa […]
I hadn’t planned on doing a “Things on Toast” recipe again so soon. However, I have had this post for Prosciutto, Pear and Blue Cheese on Toast in my drafts for some time and last week I was involved in the National Dairy Council’s Cheese up Your Life competition and had to post it then. You’d think I’d […]
I love street food. That won’t come as any surprise to those who read this blog regularly. I love the casual dining concept and buying samples of inexpensive food that is usually bursting with flavour. So my friends who know me well, took me to Pop Brixton and I was in heaven. Both times I […]
This is one of those recipes that I make fairly regularly but it has only recently dawned on me that I never published it here. This and my fajita recipe, which I make at least once a month and also need to share here.
Crab and pasta is not a new concept. In fact, I think there are recipes in at least three of my cookbooks for some form of crab linguine. From Nigella Summer to the River Cafe Cookbook there is some combination of crab meat, pasta, chilli and lemon. The flavours are great together and it is […]
This post starts with an apology. My site was down today due a few behind the scene changes. Thanks to the wonderful folk at Blacknight it is up and running again. However, my last two posts for this and my Chocolate Truffle Cake and all the comments etc. disappeared. So I have recovered them and am […]