Bircher Muesli is one of those fantastic combinations of amazingly fresh and healthy ingredients that tastes too wonderful to be good for you. It was invented by a Swiss doctor and nutritionist, who developed it for patients at his Zurich sanatorium at the turn of the last century as a way of shoehorning yet more …
This recipe was a request from my beautiful cousin Melanie-Jane who was born in Africa, Zambia and spent the early days of her childhood with my Grandma. She remembered this as a dip that my grandma would serve with Samosa’s and Pakora’s. Samosa’s are little parcels of joy and my grandma’s version were practically famous …
Every restaurant in the USA serves Brussel Sprouts, they serve them at farm to table restaurants, steak restaurants, I’ve even seen them at sushi restaurants. For me and I would suspect most English people I know, Brussel Sprouts are something to be feared. They rear their heads at Christmas mainly, more often than not over boiled and …
A salad might be a simple recipe to blog, but it would be a shame if you never tried this combination, as it is salad-sational Strawberries might seem like something you should eat for desert or breakfast but the tart acidity actually works very well as a replacement for balsamic. This is nicely complemented with …
Nasu Dengaku is a classic Japanese dish made with eggplant brushed with a sweet, salty miso glaze-umami at its best I use this marinade on other creations too, like asparagus or broccoli for an extra dimension The dish takes 5 minutes to prepare and 7 minutes to cook and is good as a side dish …
On of the advantages of moving to the states, is the plethora of South and Central American Street food, most of which is gluten free! Arepas are Venezuelan and I remember eating them in Peru. My husband ate them in Boston, from a street vendor and raved about them. My thinking is anything that …
Squash and it’s family, have lot’s of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds, so not only is it good for the winter as it is comforting, but it actually helps protect your joints! It can be served as a side or a snack This one is taken from my favourite vegetarian recipe books, Ottolenghi’s plenty Ingredients 700g …
