Smoked kahawai pâté
Some things are meant to be. I’ve been thinking about Kahawai for a while now. Common in our waters, it seems to me – and correct me if I’m wrong – that people can get a little sniffy about them. Kind of like they’re …
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Simple bites and meals
Cheese and tomato one-pan feast
Well hello there. Tomato glut? Yeah, me too. Much of it not my own harvest on account of abdominal surgery recovery and whatnot, so I am doubly grateful for all of the tasty goodness that has been kindly coming my way of late. All gifts …
Where have I been? And please enjoy some warm lentil salad topped with poached egg.
Hello! Sincere apologies for my absence. I needed to take a break from blogging. The reason? Because I had started heaping pressure on myself, setting expectations about perfect photos, on-trend and original recipes, and copious tweets and followers. This diminished my enjoyment of Lick …
Kisir, via Bromley
Catching up is an excellent excuse for eating. I’ve been away having numerous catch-ups and visiting some favourite old haunts. London is a favourite old haunt and feels a little like a second home, in no small part because of the many fabulous people living …
Beef and cabbage potstickers
Oh, my mouth waters at the merest mention of potstickers! Delicious, plump little morsels, steaming hot and so satisfying. Their real name is Jiaozi, particularly popular during Chinese New Year. In my house, we don’t wait for New Year. They are popular year-round. I’ve been …
Welsh rarebit
Savoury cheesy beery sauce on toast, that is my delicious experience with Welsh Rarebit to date. And my, this lovely little cheese-on-toast treat is scrumptious.
Lemon and chipotle coleslaw
What a handsome red cabbage! Or at least, that was my first thought when gifted some of the cabbage overflow from my parents’ bountiful garden. And don’t you agree? And my second thought was coleslaw. Coleslaw, or slaw, has made quite the resurgence of late, I …
Bacon and asparagus risotto
It’s truly wonderful to be writing about asparagus. The appearance of these little green spears of joy means it must be spring. I’m sure you’ve all enjoyed my endless assault of stodge and apples as much as I have, but there are few things in …
Weekend brunch with feta scrambled eggs
It started a sunny beautiful Saturday and how nice to spend it having brunch chez nous with old friends. The majority of today’s spread was very traditional British breakfast fare….bacon, sausages from our excellent Ngaio butcher, some croissants and jam for a sweet, and a …
Spiced bean and tomato soup
Who doesn’t welcome a splash of colour for lunch at this grey and freezing time of year? I know I do. This spiced bean and tomato soup is on high rotation in my kitchen at the moment. When it gets to Sunday night and I need to think …