Inspiring friendly recipes and thoughts
It may be the height of the English asparagus season, but it’s also the pinnacle of the Jersey Royal season.
This idea came to me after seeing a delicious sounding Ottolenghi recipe in this month’s Waitrose magazine for broad bean and mint cakes.
This rather lovely-looking salad was inspired by a delicious take-away lunch I had from ‘The Potato Merchant’ in Exmouth Market, handily just around the corner from work.
Tarts or quiches are such a useful summer dish – perfect for a light lunch, a centre piece to be served with an array of salads or on a picnic.
It’s courgette season, and this is a fantastic way to make a satisfying lunch out of little other than grated courgettes.
I think it’s the sudden chill in the air that has made us want to turn up the heat in our meals.
Since making egg-free fresh pasta works so well, why not tackle stuffed pasta? Over the past year I have searched everywhere for dairy-free filling inspiration; books, magazines and the web, but th…
I have been lucky enough to have been challenged by Waitrose to concoct a vegetarian alternative to eat at Christmas lunch.
I was watching Michel Roux on the BBC Food and Drink programme the other week and he made some chicken croquettes with a tomato relish – they sounded like just the kind of dish I could do som…
This is just the thing when your tomatoes are not quite ripe, or even a little past their best but you really fancy a delicious tomato salad.
I’m not sure about you, but my children struggle with composed salads – they’re fine with lettuce, cucumber etc.
I think most people have childhood memories of tomato soup – probably Heinz – and its comforting qualities.
The current hot weather has kept my thoughts on spicy, exotic flavours – a tropical holiday at home, if you like! We enjoyed my jerk aubergine skewers so much that I was pretty keen on using …
Fritters are such a useful recipe, an easy, tasty and filling meal that can be whipped up in seconds.
I’m not sure where the idea came from but I figured why not make a salad out of gnocchi.
I saw some wonderful looking savoury muffins in Ottolenghi’s deli/restaurant the other day and was inspired to make a free-from version.