Fermented Dill Cucumbers
Or to the uninitiated, gherkins. An easy recipe to make probiotic rich fermented dill cucumbers. Hands up, who used to ask their friends if they could eat the discarded gherkins from their [insert famous burger chain] burgers? That was me, I love gherkins! A while...
Kale & Almond Pesto
A lovely dairy free pesto using superhero kale. This version of pesto is great with pasta as well as chicken. The first week at university the vast majority of the people in my halls of residence were given nicknames by my flat. Oddly enough most were food related, no...
Tuna Steak with Rocket & Cucumber salad and Wasabi Herbed Mayonnaise
Wasabi gives a hot horseradish edge to mayonnaise which pairs well with a seared tuna steak. Horseradish is pungent, sulphurous and therefore goes well with flavours that can stand up to it – enter oily fish. Have you you ever tried oven baking a salmon filler...
Spanish Chorizo and Rabbit Stew
A deliciously simple chorizo and rabbit stew using the strong flavours of chorizo and a unique use of rabbit. Sorry Peter. Peter Rabbit that is (eek!) On a women in farming day at Trealy Farm, Monmouthshire I attended a while back I learnt that rabbits are actually a...
Wild Garlic Pesto
Wild garlic pesto is really versatile and perfect way to use up foraged finds. Why is it that when you’ve never really heard of something, you see it mentioned somewhere and then you can’t escape from reading about it EVERYWHERE? This seems to happen to me...
Spiced Fermented Carrot Salad
Inspired by Kimchi I added a bit of spice to some plain carrots and fermented them to create this spiced fermented carrot salad. Earlier this year I had my first fermentation experiment when I gingerly (get it?) left some carrot & ginger in a jar to soak away over...
Braised Eggs (Shakshuka)
A brunch favourite this dish of braised eggs in a tomato pepper sauce (more commonly known as shakshuka), is a delicious and simple dish. I’ve just spent the last two weeks camping in my living room amongst barricades of boxes containing all the ridiculous...
Sardines with Mint & Preserved Lemon Salsa
Let’s get smashed on oily fish. This sardine dish served with mint and a preserved lemon salsa is tangy and a great way of eating sardines! On salmon, mackerel, anchovies, sardines & herring. All are oily fish and fantastic sources of Omega 3. Salmon is...
Welsh Cakes for St David’s Day
Mum’s Welsh Cakes St David’s day, 1st March, every year without fail my Mum made Welsh Cakes. My Welsh speaking Mum used to call them ‘Pice ar y maen’. She would stand at the stove for hours, flipping the little cakes, watching they didn’t burn,...
Slow Cooker Beef & Pancetta Stew with Cavolo Nero
Feeding a new family. This slow cooker beef and pancetta stew with cavolo nero, was a low fuss meal I put together for my sister and her husband, shortly after my new niece arrived! A few weeks ago, amidst cold January snow storms we welcomed to the world my first...
Burmese Pork Curry
Tips for getting bright yellow turmeric off my worktop anyone? Turmeric is a key ingredient in this Burmese inspired pork curry. Turmeric stains things bright yellow, but don’t let that put you off from using this fantastic ingredient. In my quest to include...
Slow Cooker Mexican Pulled Pork
Get your coat, you’ve pulled! This slow cooker Mexican pulled pork, is a little spicy, a little bit easy, and every bit as delicious as you’d hope for! The other passion in my life is music, particularly musicals, specifically Les Miserables. I have seen...
Harissa Beef Stew
This beef stew with harissa certainly packs a flavour punch. You can make your own harissa or for ease use shop bought. Researching for stew recipes recently I came across a dish called Sumagiyya. From what I gather this is a stew dish from the Gaza region based on...
Slow Cooked Spiced Pulled Lamb Shoulder
I think I’ve fallen for my slow cooker, thanks to this slow cooked spiced pulled lamb shoulder, made in my slow cooker. Never in my 10 years of working life have I been able to come home to a roasted joint of meat which I have cooked myself and subsequently...
Chocolate Yule Log
A naturally gluten-free Christmas yule log filled with chestnut puree and coconut cream. Inspired by the French Bouche-de-Noel In my family growing up we had a number of essential desserts at Christmas time. My older sister, having a slight obsession with sultanas,...
Avocado Bread
Avocado bread is a savoury loaf and superb for breakfast. A gluten and grain free bread made from pureed avocado. I have been making this avocado bread recipe on a regular basis since I first posted it in June 2011, just a month after I started blogging. It’s...
Cauliflower Tabbouleh
Parsley is the real star of any tabbouleh. In this recipe bulghur wheat is replaced with tiny pieces of cauliflower for extra veg. When searching for some foodie inspiration I often have a good rifle through my ever expanding collection of cookbooks. Sometimes it...
Melon, Mint and Ginger Fruit Salad
Melon, mint and ginger fruit salad with optional added raspberries. A delicious way to serve fruit for dessert When I think of fruit salad I think of a 1980s-style mix of mandarins, grapes and soggy apples in a overly sweet orange juice dressing. This melon dish on...
Tuscan Castagnaccio (Chestnut flour cake)
I discovered Italian chestnut flour a few years ago on one of my many visits to Italy to see my Uncle and Aunty who live there. I subsequently learned about Castagnaccio which is a traditional Tuscan chestnut flour cake. It’s made with flour, water and a little...