A few days before the Coronation of King Charles III, the BBC published this ‘official’ recipe from Buckingham Palace, created by Mark Flanagan and Lucy Wilson. My long-time friend and cooking ‘partner’ Christine, who years ago inspired me to join her in learning to cook good French food, was quite taken by this quiche [...]
I love this interesting ‘cake’. It is my low carb healthy fat adaption of the Cauliflower Cake in Yotam Ottolenghi’s book, Plenty More. Hopefully, you will love it, as it is very attractive, colourful, unusual and delicious. Serve it as an appetiser with the glass of wine before dinner or as a lunch dish with [...]
This is a regular vegetable side in our family, especially when aubergines are at their peak, which is mid-summer to mid-autumn. For dishes such as this with a single star ingredient, make sure you select one of the freshest and best quality. There are many varieties and shapes which are good for specific purposes. I [...]
This roasted cauliflower is lovely as an appetiser with tahini, or as a side dish with a main course. To achieve perfectly tender and sweet caramelised cauliflower, roast it on 190 - 200℃ for 15 – 20 minutes. You want the cauliflower to remain moist enough to withstand the heat and will not dry out, [...]
My family love this simply with the roasted pumpkin, onions, tomatoes and garlic. It is really lovely served on the bed of spinach or rocket with the pine nuts for some crunch and the chilli for some spice. Serves 4 Ingredients Optional ingredients which go very well with this salad 500g Jap pumpkin, peeled and [...]
Pipérade from the Basque* country is made with green or red peppers and pimentos, onions, tomatoes and garlic, slowly cooked together, with beaten egg added at the end and slowly stirred through to cook the eggs; it is usually served with slices of the famous and delicious Jambon de Bayonne, which is similar to prosciutto. [...]
Serves 4 Filling Spaghetti squash 50 gm butter 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil 60 gm natural almonds, coarsely crushed in a mortar and pestle or chopped 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 cup, loosely packed, flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped, plus extra for garnish 4 spring onions, finely sliced Zested rind of 1 lemon 1 spaghetti [...]
These LCHF days I serve this tart as a frittata as we no longer eat the pastry. If you would like to serve it as a tart in the parmesan pastry shell, and you do not follow the low-carb healthy fat program, please email me for the pastry recipe. My parmesan pastry is divine! Serves [...]
We love pumpkin simply roasted like this, served as vegetable or as a warm ‘salad’ – it is a real family favourite and is usually one of our Christmas day vegetables as it is fine served at room temperature. Serves 4 Ingredients Garnish 500g pumpkin, cubed with skin on or off 3 onions, peeled and [...]
These guys all have a good teams working with them. Aptus Fish Supply – Peter, Anna, Linda plus others K and L Poultry – eggs, poultry and duck –Chris, Pete, Tina Kirkpatricks Butchers – Barry, Mario, Tom and Sue The Nut Shoppe – Chris and Connie Franks Quality Fruit and Vegetables - Joe and Gino [...]
