Spiced Fermented Carrot Salad

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)

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

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

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

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...