CHICKPEA AND CHORIZO SALAD
This easy salad is packed full of strong flavours from the spicy hot peppery chorizo, and the red onions. With the chickpeas served on a bed of rocket. It makes … Continue Reading →
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CAESAR SALAD
The salad’s creation is generally attributed to restaurateur Caesar Cardini an Italian who operated restaurants in Mexico. Cardini was living in San Diego but he was also working in … Continue Reading →
ONION TART
Described by chef Simon Hopkinson as “a classic among-st tarts”, this deliciously sweet recipe from Alsace-Lorraine is somewhere between a quiche and flammkuchen. The pastry method is a bit … Continue Reading →
QUICHE LORRAINE
Another classic French pastry which has been “overused” by mass production: however imaginative the filling. Any resemblance to the Quiche Lorraine is purely accidental. Only a home cooked one, can … Continue Reading →
TORTILLA – SPANISH OMELETTE
Tortilla is a classic across Europe especially the potato and onion version you find in Spain. Incredibly simple and outstandingly good. Sheila prefers to keep it simple – potato … Continue Reading →
SALAD WITH A ROQUEFORT DRESSING
This Salad is from a very old recipe book by Pepita Aris SPANISH cooking. It is a firm favorite of ours, and it is a regular with guests. The dressing … Continue Reading →
BRAISED OX CHEEKS
Ox cheeks are an under used meat, yet when treated right this unsung hero will deliver on flavour and might produce one of the tastiest meals you have ever … Continue Reading →
WHITE ASPARAGUS RISOTTO
The season of the asparagus is here now, and as luck would have a friend of Ginette’s grows both green and white. So even in these lockdown days a bag … Continue Reading →