Meat Free

Chickpea Hummus

Flambéed Pear, Blue Camembert and Walnut Salad.

Couscous Tabbouleh

Steamed Broccoli with garlic and red chilli

Gazpacho soup with garlic and rosemary ciabatta

Watercress and pomegranate salad

Steak with a Peppercorn, Mushroom, and Brandy Sauce

I categorically love steak. There you go, confession is out. I am such a fan, I have even planned my Death Row meal (in the very unlikely event of every being incarcerated for a crime worthy of capital punishment, and in the US at the time) and a damn fine steak has to be the…

Grilled Portobello Mushroom with Halloumi

It is not uncommon that, when time permits to shop for fresh ingredients, my eyes do the buying and I end up with something I have absolutely no plan as to how I am going to incorporate it into a dish. The bulk of the time, I am limited to ordering my groceries online and…

Chilli con carne with Shiitake mushrooms

I had grand visions to end 2024 with a flurry of well overdue recipe posts. Unfortunately, the last two weeks were completely written off due to a cold/flu virus. All festive plans and celebrations evaporated. By the time the antibiotics had done their job, 2025 arrived. I didn’t have the energy to write up one…

Zesty Monk fish and Tiger Prawn Skewers

I am sure that I have stated somewhere before that if it wasn’t for the occasional carnivorous pleasure gained from a really good steak, I would gladly follow a Pescatarian lifestyle. I genuinely love all those fishy critters which originate from what most of mother earth is covered in and for the time-deprived (something I…