For the past month I have had an all consuming craving for Swedish meatballs and having my sister over to visit felt like the perfect occasion to try out the Jamie Oliver recipe I had been staring at almost daily. I started off the winter wonderland meal with some chestnuts roasted in the oven and ...
Phở Nghêu (Vietnamese Clam-Noodle Soup)
Pho (or 'ffffffuh' if we take pronounciation advice from Cameron in Modern Family) has always been one of my most favourite dishes, and luckily I live really close to Kingsland Road (London's Vietnam-Town). However, until last night, I'd never dreamed of attempting to make it myself! Traditional Pho seller in Vietnam Seafood pho definitely lacks the ...
Ray Wings with a Prawn & Baby Eggplant Thai Curry
Fresh ray wings Ray wings with Thai herbs Ray wings (1 per person) 1-2 sticks lemongrass, finely sliced 10 kaffir lime leaves, cut into 5mm strips Fish sauce Salt Lime juice (or lemon juice) 5 holy basil leaves Small piece of galangal, sliced Lay the ray wings in an oven dish and cover them with fish sauce, lime juice, salt then add the sliced ...
Black Olive Sea Bass on a bed of Rosemary
Simple, quick, Mediterranean meal (in all senses - we ate at 11pm!) Sliced the potatoes and laid them in an oven dish then covered them in a few pinches of rock salt, a clove of minced garlic, olive oil and a whole squeezed lemon. I then laid rosemary on top of the potatoes: I put the ...
Homemade Gnocchi with a Serious Mushroom Sauce
The starter was brought over as a potluck starter so we focused entirely on the main course - took about 2 hours to make and by the time we finished cooking it was past 11pm. Definitely a recipe for a weekend, not a work night! It was a delicious meal, just wish we'd had a ...
Starring: Cornish Crab & Blue Cheese
This whole meal doesn't take longer than 30 minutes to make - simple, healthy and very very tasty! Roquefort, rocket, honey and pine nut bruschetta This takes 2 minutes - just slice the ciabatta into thin slices, spread the roquefort on top then put it under the grill for 10 minutes until the cheese has melted ...
A dish for Parsley-holics
I've always had an unhealthy obsession with coriander, but lately i've been cheating on it with flat leaf parsley - I honestly cannot get enough of that crunchy green stuff. So here's a recipe I used last night to get my hit: Farfalle with aubergine, courgette and parsley (serves 2) Half an aubergine 1 courgette 1 punnet cherry tomatoes 2 ...
Dinner for Two
We cycled home from work and couldn't decide whether to have Lasagne for dinner or spaghetti alle vongole as Waitrose FINALLY had some clams in stock. We also couldn't agree on a lasagne recipe as we had different methods - I preferred the traditional Italian recipe for the ragu and bechamel and he liked to ...
Homeslice Pizza & a Thames Adventure
We met up for lunch and wandered to Neal’s Yard. It one of the prettiest places I know in central London – a tiny courtyard which is quite difficult to find, tucked away behind the bustling tourist streets of Covent Garden. Inside feels like a mecca of tranquillity. The brightly painted houses – pink, yellow, ...
Manciari Sicilianu – A Serious Food Day
I woke up to a bowl of home made hummous with cumin and chilli flatbread smothered in melted butter and a deliciously thick omelette. I don't think I will ever get blasé about these breakfasts - they're too special! We have decided that at least once a week we will make a 3 course meal, which is ...
