It’s a common misconception that risotto needs the addition of cream to be creamy, or cheese to add richness. It needs neither, the creaminess come from picking the right rice (carnaroli is my favourite) and stirring and stirring, slowly releasing the starch from the grains; cheese serves mainly as a seasoning, adding depth of flavour […]
Wow, in the UK, and I’m sure all over the developed world baby and toddler food is a big business! Purees vs baby led weaning, pouches of fruit and yogurt, special recipes to ‘hide’ vegetables and smother tastes in something sweet (think a popular child food chef, and her fish in orange juice recipe…interesting eh?). […]
It’s September, leaves start turning golden, thoughts turn to the start of school, new pencils, uniforms bought too big, and inevitably also lunch box options, that your kids will eat and the school won’t feel the need to police for fear of you sending them in with a Tupperware full of hydrogenated fats and as […]
It’s August, and while the sun has got his hat on, I have my sweater on (it’s chilly). The UK isn’t known for the most amazing summers, but a few forkfuls of this rich aubergine dish (complemented by a good glass of red) will transport you in mind and spirit to the balmy climes of […]
My daughter likes eating pasta and I like her eating raw green things like spinach. This is a great compromise, a fresh delicious pesto with raw spinach to mix with pasta, dollop on grilled meats or toss through cooked vegetables. I think this works really well for children as the gentler flavour of spinach […]
The argument for choosing to buy organic produce is two fold – it helps to protect and minimise the impact of growing food on our planet, and secondly it’s better for us. While I am all in favour of protecting the earth from excessive chemical use, my primary goal is to feed my family and […]
I would usually associate slow cooking with warming winter dishes, to be enjoyed on dark rainy evenings, so it surprised me that when we had family over recently (it was June) that they wanted me to make my lamb, chickpea and apricot tagine. Thinking more about this, it’s inspired by North African flavours, and while […]
I am somewhat of a food purist, and knowing that great roasted joints of lamb is synonymous with the food haven that is Greece, I put together some fabulous Greek flavour with a lovely leg of (Welsh in this case) lamb. While this would make a wonderful roast for the oven it is simply spectacular […]
It’s been so warm and sunny recently, the BBQ has been well utilised, along with some regular BBQ recipes. On Friday night we had guests for dinner, so we decided to change up our BBQ repertoire and go for South East Asian flavours. An absolute meat feast, with beef, chicken, pork and prawn skewers with […]
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