Fennel, Mint and Tomato Salad with Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing
Today we had a glimmer of summer, so I promptly went into garden to see what greenery there was to munch and also what I could rescue from the fridge in a bid to extend the summer feeling. When faced with a bulb of fennel, a bunch of mint, some baby plum tomatoes and random [...]
Garden Greens with Tamari, Ginger & Lime
So, I finally made it out into the garden in between the showers of rain and to my surprise there was a fair few greens ready for the taking…ok so some of them had bolted but I thought the flowers were pretty and made a nice feature on the windowsill. A quick turn in [...]
Warm Griddled Vegetable Salad with Chickpeas and Spiced Pumpkin Seeds
What a week! In fact I should say what a few weeks. A lost camera lead, general technology meltdown, a virus and a lost recipe notepad….wowzers. Thank goodness today’s recipe is straight forward in both the ingredients and method. Such a chirpy little salad with its bold hits of flavour made me yearn for the [...]
Climate Change Week Recipe for The Vegan Society
This week is Climate Change Week and the good folks over there are bringing awareness to a global issue in a number of interesting ways. Definitely worth popping over to their site to check out what has and is going on. I had the good fortune to be asked to submit a recipe for [...]
Broad Bean Garlic Pate with Coriander Oil
I really really love hummus but sometimes you just need a bit of a change. Something else to add into the mix and offer a new solution to the “now what shall I spread on this?” dilemma. This quick and easy little recipe is just the ticket, easily adaptable to encompass a range of seasonal [...]
Boxing Day Brunch
If like me you have a few food items left over from your Christmas day lunch you are going to love this recipe. It is a great way to use up all those left overs or even those things that you thought you were going to cook but given the stress of the day didn’t [...]
Bet Your Butter Beans
I was really hungry today but needed something super quick to eat as I wanted to pop out and visit my friend who has just had a beautiful baby boy. This is one of those recipes that I wished on reflection I had been more meticulous about the quantities of the ingredients as it turned [...]
Making Pumpkin With Mrs R
Pumpkin is a regular staple of the Trinidadian household. Often eaten with plain or coconut bakes for breakfast and with roti for lunch. Any which way it comes it is a delicious nutritious addition to any meal. Enjoy Nx Enjoy this? You might also like…Caribbean Chocolate Brownie CakeCaudete OlivesThree Potato GratinMiel de Caña and Olive [...]
Faster Pasta
There are certain days when you look in the fridge and inspiration is at a loss primarily due to the fact that you really need to go and get some shopping in and there isn’t (on the face of it) anything to eat…ah ha let me stop you there my friends because in my experience [...]
Salad in Bloom
I recently received a lovely little punnet of edible flowers from the good people at Abel and Cole, who deliver my organic fruit and veggie box each week. They were so incredibly pretty and a seasonal alternative source of nutrition I wanted to keep any recipes as simple as possible. Well, this is about as simple [...]
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