chargrilled asparagus with tomato, mint, chilli and lemon dressing

chargrilled asparagus with tomato, mint, chilli and lemon dressing Yikes! Time is running out; the British asparagus season is so damned sh...

a little home-grown silliness; chargrilled courgettes, leeks and asparagus with lemon and walnuts

chargrilled courgettes, leeks and asparagus with lemon and walnuts You know you've had a good night out when you wake up the next mornin...

flemish asparagus

asparagus with Flemish sauce It is English asparagus season for which I will happily bellow three cheers (being such a shy and retiring pers...

fragrant and soothing: thai coconut chicken soup (tom kha gai)

Thai coconut chicken soup (tom kha gai) Tom kha gai is a rich coconut broth infused with galangal (kha), lemongrass and kaffir lime leaves, ...

ash-e-reshteh - persian bean and noodle soup

 ash-e-reshteh - persian bean and noodle soup It is Nowruz , a time to celebrate the Persian New Year and the first day of spring. Ashe-resh...

christmas mincemeat: and a secret ingredient . . .

Christmas mincemeat 2014 I am curious about how this year's batch of mincemeat will turn out as I've added a "secret" ingr...

wood blewits: the most beautiful mushroom of all

wood blewits (clitocybe nuda/lepista nuda) Is there anything more fairy tale than a wood blewit mushroom? I don't think so. With their ...

stuffed delicata squash

delicata squash stuffed with tomato and mince sauce A few weeks ago I posted about one of my favourite new discoveries, the delicata squash ...

a witches brew soup

a witches brew soup Of all the food I cooked at Borough Market 's demonstration kitchen suitable for a children's Halloween party, t...

blood dipping sauce (or roasted pepper and tomato sauce)

blood dipping sauce (or roasted pepper and tomato sauce)  My so-called blood dipping sauce made to go with my Halloween vampire bat wings i...

the lazy girl's favourite squash with go-faster stripes: delicata squash

delicata squash This stripy winter squash is also known as " bohemian squash " (a name I find rather appealing - I dream in bohemi...

my favourite slow-cooked tomato sauce

slow-cooked tomato sauce There is a distinct chill in the air and the path to my front door is slippery with fallen leaves. It is definitely...

san marzano tomatoes (or elvish shoes!)

San Marzano tomatoes (or elvish shoes!) Coming home from Earth , one of my favourite local grocery shops, clutching a small bag of vibrant S...

roast chicken, watercress and nut sandwich

roast chicken, watercress and nut sandwich I love the combination of salty roasted chicken with peppery watercress. While watercress is oft...

basic thai red curry paste

a basic Thai red curry paste While Thai red curry paste seems to be a universal of chilli-spiced Thai pastes, there are actually several di...

perfect with roast chicken: lemon, herb and garlic butter

lemon, herb and garlic butter I have mentioned before how good compound butters are at giving a bit of oomph with minimal effort to whateve...

it's easy being green: fish in sorrel sauce with sautéed potatoes

fish in sorrel sauce with sautéed potatoes Sorrel is a member of the knotweed family, which is about as unappealing as it is misleading. D...

spiced pickled beetroot

a piece of pickled beetroot surrounded by pickling spices I have mentioned before that my early horror of beetroot was caused by my late fa...