Meat Free

Fusilli pasta with pesto and griddled Mediterranean vegetables

Egg fried rice with cashew nuts, ginger and lime

Apple, Carrot, and Ginger Blitz

Roasted root vegetable skewers

Warm chickpea, curly kale and pine nut salad

Black Olive and Herb Bread

Potato Salad with Pickled Herring

In our pursuit for quick, easy, and dare I say it….. darn tasty (admittedly those not into pickled herring may strongly disagree) meals during the lock-down, Marlini intimated that a potato salad could be a great idea. For me to make, of course! I also had to fire up 1981 The Visitors album by ABBA…

Savoury Thyme, Aleppo Pepper and Cheddar Crepes

A good few months ago, I started to dabble with making savoury crepes which had a real flavour irrespective of any additional toppings or fillings, which is often the case. I mean, there cannot be too many folk who crave plain pancakes…. or are there? I certainly missed the boat insofar as getting this recipe…

Chilli Beef Ramen Soup

In January 2012, I experienced the joy of having surgery which, in spite of opting for the ‘keyhole’ method, took a good two to three weeks or so to heal. I distinctly remember asking the surgeon a good few days afterwards why it still hurt so much, to which he replied : “What do you…

Reheating Rice

Reheating Rice I regularly reheat rice I have cooked up to 4-5 days in advance. I will either zap it in a microwave in a cling film (perforated) covered ramekin with a drop of water, or make a recipe like this. Whilst I am sure there are valid reasons as to why I should be…