- Basic Recipes, Grains and Pulses, Other Basic Savoury, Recipes, Rice, Pasta, Grains and Sides, Savoury Basic Recipes
Instant Couscous
Couscous, very small grains of steamed and dried crushed durum wheat, is an important staple food in the North African diet. Hugely popular globally now, it is often served with stews and curries as well as being…
Chalet La Maya, Les Collons, Switzerland
Chalet la Maya is our favourite restaurant, hands down, in Les Collons near our chalet in Switzerland. We have been eating here for nearly 15 years and have seen the restaurant undergo a renovation both with their…
The White Onion Restaurant, SW19, London
This area of my site has remained empty for too long! Owing to COVID 19, all restaurants and bars have been closed for the past few months so it was hugely exciting when we discovered that our…
Hot Smoked Salmon and Brown Rice Japanese Salad with Edamame Beans and Sesame
Delicious, flavourful, nutritious Japanese Brown Rice and Salmon Salad bursting with flavour and texture. Beloved by everybody in our family (although I do scoop some of the marinated rice and salmon out for Andrew before I add…
Coffee and Roast Pecan Nut Sponge Cake with Coffee Buttercream Icing
Light and fluffy, melt in the mouth Coffee and Roast Pecan Cake with a deliciously smooth and sweet buttercream icing enhanced by a slight kick of salt. If I ask Emma to choose her favourite cake she…
Chicken Stock
One of the most useful recipes you can possibly have in your armoury. Made using the bones from a medium roast chicken, some onion, carrots and ideally some celery and herbs, chicken stock adds flavour and nutrients…
- Fish and Shellfish, Fish and Shellfish, Main Courses, Pasta Dishes, Recipes, Rice, Pasta, Grains and Sides, Starters and Lunch
Crab Pasta with Tomatoes, Garlic, Chilli and Lemon
Sweet white crab with tomatoes, garlic, lemon, wine and chilli, loaded with fresh herbs. Serve with linguine, spaghetti or fettuccine, and perhaps a crisp salad and some ciabatta or fresh/garlic bread on the side. Fresh and zesty…
Fresh Ginger Lemonade
A refreshingly zingy, tangy, sweet (but not too sweet) lemon drink laced with lashings of fresh ginger. My husband described this David Lebovitz recipe as ‘the best thing to come out of COVID isolation.’ David originally posted…
Millionaire’s Shortbread
Three layers of moreish, addictive, crunchy, smooth and creamy, chocolatey sweet heaven. If you have a sweet tooth – it doesn’t get any better than these, trust me. The layers: Shortbread – this base layer is buttery,…
Triple Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies
Melt in the mouth chocolate cookies, crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, loaded with white and milk chocolate chunks and crunchy hazelnuts with hints of salt and vanilla. Just like a crunchy, chewy and…
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