roasted carrots with crème fraîche and harissa dressing

roasted carrots with crème fraîche and harissa dressing It's June in England, where we are caught in that strange limbo over what to ea...

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...

middle eastern arayes (meat stuffed pitta sandwich)

 middle eastern arayes (meat stuffed pitta sandwich) A cooked pitta bread sandwich popular around the Middle East, these arayes are very ea...

socca "pizza" topped with lamb, aubergine and feta

socca "pizza" with lamb, aubergine and feta Pizza is one of the dishes that I know from my friends on a gluten-free diet that the...

labneh cheese balls

From left to right : labneh rolled in sumac, in crushed nuts (a mixture of toasted sesame seeds and peanuts), and in Aleppo pepper. Have you...

beetroot and lentil spicy kofta

beetroot and lentil spicy kofta Since I decided that I liked beetroot , I have become pretty evangelical about the stuff. These days I am ma...

a little time travel: kamut kisir

kamut kisir The myths behind the whole grain, Khorasan Wheat ( Kamut ), are the food equivalent of an Indiana Jones-type boys own story; re...

yotam ottolenghi's iranian vegetable stew with dried lime

iranian vegetable stew with dried lime If you were to look at an old-fashioned atlas , you would see Great Britain as a small island, surrou...

a story of a Goth, a grandmother and baklava, with a sting in the tale!

honey nut baklava I am thinking about Christmas baking and alternatives to the usual spiced cakes. I want to make some baklava , filo pastry...

Grilled honeyed figs and labneh cheese salad (infused with middle eastern flavours)

grilled honeyed figs and labneh cheese salad I wanted to create a salad suitable for the colder weather. (Yes, you can eat salads in the aut...

Red lentil and chard falafel

red lentil and chard falafel In times of austerity . . . oh god, I sound like a Billy Bragg lyric . . .  While my love for the Balladeer of...

claudia roden's red lentil purée

In my quest to find both interesting ways to use lentils and pulses as well as alternatives to the usual accompaniments to roast meat, I fo...

roasted halibut with chermoula sauce

roasted halibut with chermoula marinade One of my favourite marinades is from Morocco. There are hundreds of variations of chermoula, a mari...