… served with asparagus and spring onions. My Instagram feed has been flooded with Romesco Sauce for the last month or so with a lot of people gushing about the amazing flavour from it. Honestly, I have never tasted it so I had to do my research to see what is involved.
When Yotam Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem was first published the first recipe I tried was his Lamb Shawarma. The recipe has been widely praised. Sadly, I was left disappointed. I know this is almost blasphemous to say, but I felt there were so many spices which did all smell delicious, and such a long cooking time that […]
Asparagus is in season right now. While I think it can be over-hyped, I do think it kind of marks a lighter way of eating as we head into the Summer. It is very easy to whip up a simple, fresh dish with this ingredient.
In Ottolenghi’s Jerusalem, he describes Dukkah as “An Egyptian aromatic seed and nut mix”. It is this and so much more. I was first introduced to it a couple of years ago in Kai restaurant in Galway. There was served as a coating to lamb and I was not too sure how much nuts could […]
For some reason I can’t keep tomatoes fresh at the moment. Because of this I had a glut of them that were looking a bit overripe. Instead of making Tomato Soup like I normally would, I decided to try this recipe from Diana Henry’s A Change of Appetite for brunch at the weekend. It is […]
Chocolate Chip Cookies. Nothing ground-breaking to see here. But it’s the simple things in life that are really special. The smell of the cookies as you take them out of the oven is amazing.
As promised, I’m finally getting around to posting the recipe for this dish which I featured as the side for my Warm Beef and Blue Cheese Salad.
I can’t wait til there’s a grand stretch in the evenings. Winter light is no friend to food photography, I mean, I struggle at the best of times. So you’ll have to trust me when I say this salad tasted and looked much better than the photo suggests.