Vegan Chorizo Empanadas This was the most popular dish at my vegan Mexican feast and my guests didn’t believe the filling was not actually made with chorizo. I made 24 for six people and we had just a couple left over. Mr B, said he was dreaming about these all night and so we ended …
Garlic Chive Pancakes Garlic Chives grow wild in the English countryside, they are lovely and tasty and you rub the leaf and it smells of garlic, which is how you know the difference between a garlic chive a weed! Unfortunately I am no longer in the English countryside and thus I bought these from a farmers …
Beetroot, Potato, Peanut Butter Tikki This recipe is a modern interpretation of the classic Aloo Tikki, also known as the potato tikki. The recipe is adapted from Chef Manish Mehrotra’s Indian Accent cookbook. His restaurant in New Delhi was recently named India’s best restaurant and his New York version is fast gaining in reputation. When …
Chard and Feta Filo Parcels My lovely father in law has a beautiful little garden, which he likes to tend to every day. He grows beans, eggplants and chard among other things and loves to give me a parcel of veggies whenever I go over. It’s a bit like getting a farmers market delivery every …
Deconstructed Samosas My grandma’s samosas were famous. She served them at family meals and everyone would dive in as soon as they arrived. I remember my mum selling them at school fundraisers when I was a kid and people ordering them for parties of their own. She must have made tens of thousands of them …
Courgette and Corn Fritters These are a great little snack or starter filled with tasty vegetables. They remind me of my grandma’s Pakora’s but are made with corn flour instead of chickpea flour, both of which are gluten free so we are in luck, either way The wonderful thing about this dish, is the texture, …
‘The voice if the sea, speaks to my soul’… I serve this in the summer, instead of real Oysters as Mr B isn’t so fond of the real things having been spoiled by spending so much of his childhood eating seafood in his parent home town in Italy I do in fact love oysters, but …
This recipe was adapted from Hemsley and Hemsley’s, the art of eating well and gives you a great main and canapé. It’s one that I won’t mention to Mr. B’s mum since she is Italian and would not approve of me calling something a risotto not made of rice. The ‘risotto’ is made from Quinoa, …
Follow your passion on a voyage of discovery… When you move to a new city, it can be both intimidating and exhilarating all at the same time. Starting again is hard, finding new friends and building connections, getting to know the secrets of a city, where and what to eat. It’s like being a child …
Life is your canvas…paint it with your dreams! My dreams are normally full of food. If you know me well and see me staring off into the distance, you’ll know its because I am thinking about my next meal, the meal I just had or a recipe I am working on. It is therefore natural …
