Archive for the ‘Recipes’ Category

Edible Gifts, Featured Articles, Recipes, Starters, Vegetarian

Malaysian Vegetable Pickle- recipe for Yuppie Chef’s Spatula Magazine.

Dessert & Baked Goods, Food & Travel, Midnight Snacks, Recipes

Chocolate Brownies made with Catalan Torro (nougat), a soft, golden coloured confectionery and with the delightful nubbliness of macadamia nuts. Dedicated to F.C.Barcelona winning the Audi Cup over Bayern Munich. Ole`!

Bacon, Bread & Pastry, Mains, Recipes

Little pots filled with bacon and lentils cooked with onions, bay leaves and a little red wine and covered with butter puff pastry. This may be comfort food, but I see a little ray of sunshine letting the new season in.

Featured Articles, Mains, Recipes, Red Meat

This Lamb & Vegetable Stew is given a distinctly Moroccan Twist by the addition of lip-smacking preserved lemons and freshly ground cumin. Chilli adds an exciting bite.

Recipes, Starters, Vegetarian

A touch of spring in winter with a bright, fresh broad bean hummus with lemon zest and mint, served on gorgeous charcoal crackers. A Nigel Slater inspired recipe. With tips on blanching.

Recipes, Salad & Snacks, Starters, Vegetarian

Here, I offer you a winter wonderland salad, filled with the brightest colours and warming ingredients that are as healthy for the body as they are cheering for the spirit- spicy butternut batons, flame-grilled red peppers & pan fried halloumi.

Chicken & Poultry, Mains, Recipes

My mother called it Tandoori chicken. Roasted on a silver baking tray it would envelop the kitchen in the musky, woody aroma of ground jeera (cumin) and the fresh slices of pineapple she added would caramelise and char slightly, releasing a sweet perfume. Not quite tandoori chicken, but I take those memories and make an Indo-Moroccan spiced roast chicken.

Cook/Bake Challenge, Mains, Recipes, Red Meat

I share a snippet of my infatuation with Nigel Slater’s book Tender and his Simple Stew of Onions, Beer and Beef that I made the past weekend. Easy to make, slow cooked, winter comfort food. With a few tweaks.

Pasta, Noodles & Rice, Recipes, Vegetarian

A meat free meal of thick ribbons of spinach pappardelle, a garlic infused tomato sauce with smoked chilli and spring onions. Top with shavings of parmesan cheese and it’s an easy but scrumptious week day meal in a bowl.

Featured Articles, Mains, Recipes, Red Meat

This rich, tomatoey Lamb Stew is one you can make with store-cupboard ingredients, so perfect for when good friends announce an unexpected visit. Get the drinks flowing, light a fire and enjoy a starter while the stew simmers contentedly in the oven.