PICKLED SCALLOPS with WILD GARLIC and CUMIN CAULIFLOWER
This was the first course we did for Cathy and Nigel (do we always pick recipes with long titles). Obviously we couldn’t get hold of wild garlic so I substituted … Continue Reading →
MONKVALLEY: Memories and thoughts about food and a life lived in the Loire Valley, France
This was the first course we did for Cathy and Nigel (do we always pick recipes with long titles). Obviously we couldn’t get hold of wild garlic so I substituted … Continue Reading →
This warmly-spiced vegetable stew, sweet with parsnips and carrots and tangy with preserved lemons and dried apricots is the perfect dish for an Autumn evening. The Ingredient list looks a … Continue Reading →
Sticky, messy, and quick, these are really delicious and tasty: as Diana Henry suggests hands should be encouraged. I just love her recipes, simple but with bags of flavour. … Continue Reading →
This was going to be the “soup course” for Sheila’s birthday Asian tapas meal. If you love heat, you will love Prawns in Piquant sauce. Piquant translated from French means literally … Continue Reading →
One of the most popular salads in Iran, Salad Olivieh is believed to have taken its influence from Russia and the salade russe, With Chicken, eggs, and cucumber added. … Continue Reading →
This a good one to make for guests. Sweet and sour, different textures, pretty colours, and the succulent chicken thighs. We first cooked it for Ginette and André. They keep … Continue Reading →
This easy and tasty dressing makes a refreshing change to the usual french style vinegarette. Ingredients serves 4 1 kg Tomatoes thickly sliced 6 – 8 mint leaves Sea … Continue Reading →
Stocks from Asia are so much more fragrant and light, then our gutsy , heavy grown stocks. This is a classic for the Vietnamese Pho boVietnamese Pho bo. Beef noodle … Continue Reading →