I’m always searching for different potato recipes to add to our rotation and one classic I forgot about, until a recent holiday, is Lyonnaise potatoes. Crispy buttery potato discs with sweet caramelised onions, I can’t tell you how seriously delicious these are – so much so that it’s the only potato dish I’ve made for […]
Just when I thought I had gratinated everything possible, from potatoes and Brussel sprouts to chicken, I came across this Kimchi gratin at Restaurant Hubert in Sydney. What a fantastic concept – I love Kimchi in any form but it never occurred to me to use it in a gratin. If you’re not a fan […]
Have you ever purchased a cook book and loved the sound of every recipe it contains only to get home and look properly through all the methods and realise there’s very slim chance you’re going to make any of them, despite how amazing they sound? Well that’s what happened to me years ago when I […]
I am always on the look out for new and different side dishes. Even though a side dish is the supporting act in a meal and never the star of the show, a really good side can turn an ordinary or plain main into something very special. I guess that’s why side dishes in steak restaurants […]
This is another recipe from Rick Stein’s latest book From Venice to Istanbul. The salad originates from Turkey and is called Kisir. I recently served it as part of a Middle eastern dinner which included another recipe from the same book – baked pumpkin with crispy onions and tomato. This salad makes for a lovely […]
When we eat at Chinese restaurants I always order plain steamed rice. As much as I adore fried rice I find plain rice a better accompaniment to all the rich dishes that are normally ordered. So for me fried rice is usually something I make at home as I like to eat it on its […]
This recipe is from Rick Stein’s latest cook book, From Venice to Istanbul. The accompanying television series aired recently and I must say I’ve been cooking a lot of the featured dishes. This particular recipe is a real crowd pleaser and would make a great accompaniment to the Christmas turkey which I always think pairs […]
I’ve been making this Delia Smith lentil salad for a very long time. Remember Delia? She’s the no-nonsense English cook who taught a whole generation basic cookery skills. One doesn’t hear much about her these days and it’s been a while since Delia has written a cook book but her recipes are tried and tested and can […]
It’s hard to make a plate of carrots look enticing but believe me these are incredible tasting carrots. Tom Kerridge is a British chef who owns the Hand & Flowers pub, the only 2 Michelin starred pub in the UK. This recipe featured on one of his recent television programmes and whilst these carrots are […]
This is another winner of a recipe from Yottam Ottolenghi. If you have a fondness for eggplant you’re going to love this dish. I normally find eggplant that has been baked rather than fried a little on the dry side. It’s great that it’s healthier but it lacks the silky soft quality that eggplant has […]
Mustard With Mutton 