‘We have to remember what’s important in life: friends, waffles and work, or waffles, friends and work. Either way work comes third’. Lucky for me, making waffles is my work as a chef. It is also my obsession, having realised that you can have wholefood, healthy waffles for breakfast, whilst working at Divya’s Kitchen where …
‘The difference between a tart, a pie and a quiche are a blur’ – Yotam Ottolenghi This crustless quiche or zucchini bake is a great batch recipe and can be eaten for breakfast, lunch or dinner. The veggies used can be changed for variety and it can be cut up and placed in lunch boxes …
‘Food is the ingredient that binds us together’ This dish was requested by Mr B. It is something his mum makes in all different forms, changing the vegetable dependent on the season. His favourite is the squash blossom version, which they make a lot as they produce them in their garden. The asparagus and artichoke …
‘Indian food touches your soul before it touches your taste buds’ This was another Sunday lunch special. It is a deeply spiced dish with a luscious and luxurious gravy to be scooped up with hot buttered roti. I used vegan mince here, it works well with beyond meat versus soya for this as it holds …
Seyal Maani is a warming dish, with heating, healing spices, including turmeric, garlic, chilis and tomatoes. It takes around 10 minutes to cook, and so can be made on a day where you are craving such warmth. My grandma used to make this for me when I popped in for a surprise visit and needed warming …
‘One should not attend, even the end of the world, without a good breakfast’ I love baked beans. They were a staple of an English breakfast and a comforting, easy dinner when I was based in the UK. They are high in sugar however, so I was delighted to see a recipe for baked beans …
‘The food of the true revolutionary is the Sichuan pepper, he who cannot endure it, is unable to fight’. This is a great recipe, from Bon Appetit. It utilises pouring hot oil over the aromatics, as a technique to release both the aroma and prepare the dressing. Using Sichuan peppercorns in this recipe creates a …
‘Simple ingredients prepared in a simple way – that’s the best way to take your everyday cooking to a higher level’ – Jose Andres I adapted this recipe from one I found in Bon Appetit. I love the braising technique as it adds a huge amount of flavour to the food and decreases the need …
‘Live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit.’ I love discovering new ingredients in the farmers market. This year I found baby corn. Baby corn is actually the early picked maize. At this point it is softer and has less starch and sugar. I bought little ears …
Soup in the summer may seem counterintuitive, however from an Ayurvedic perspective, our bodies when hot on the house side, cool down on the inside and so does our agni/digestive power. We also tend to overload our systems with raw food (harder to break down and therefore to absorb the nutrient value of our food), …
