CHICKEN WITH CREME FRAICHE & VERMOUTH: This recipe is taken from Diana Henry’s fabulous cookbook “From oven to the Table”. We just love her books, and her chicken recipe are “to die for” and this … Continue Reading →
TARTIFLETTE
We love Cheese, and of course so do the French. In the Haute-Savoie (a sking region on the French Swiss border) they have taken cheese that little bit further, can … Continue Reading →
INDIAN COOKING.
Grandparents, and even parents referred to anything that remotely strayed away from good old fashioned “meat and three veg” as “foreign muck!” Imagine in 1960’s serving up a Vesta … Continue Reading →
BLACK EYED BEANS AND MUSHROOMS
Another excellent recipe from Madhur Jaffrey’s Indian Cookery. Serve on its own with naan bread and a salad or as a side dish. It is time consuming or use tinned … Continue Reading →
SANDWICHES!
What could be more versatile, comforting , tasty, nourishing, convenient and occasionall economical? My earliest sandwich takes me back to school day trips to places like Chester Zoo and Grimsby … Continue Reading →
VEGETABLE SAMOSAS
Samosas make an excellent appetizer. Serve with a spicy mango pickle, a mint cucumber dip, or spicy carrot salad Tasty so very tasty Makes 16 Samosas INGREDIENTS for the pastry … Continue Reading →
GUJERATI GAJAR KA. CARROT SALAD
This easy, lightly spiced salad is perfect with any Indian dishes, or for that matter any dish. INGREDIENTS 350 of carrots, trimmed, peeled, and coarsely grated 1/4 teaspoon salt … Continue Reading →
PORK VINDALOO
This version of Pork Vindaloo is aromatic and spicy. It is a dish with its Portuguese origins suggests that the meat is cooked in vinegar and is usually served hot, but … Continue Reading →
MUSSELS WITH CHORIZO IN A TOMATO SAUCE
This is one of our three favourite ways of cooking Moules, it is delicious and so easy to prepare. Sweet, plump mussels are steamed in a sauce made with … Continue Reading →