Mixed Veg and Pasta with Cashews
I felt so good creating this Mixed Veg and Pasta with Cashews recipe after watching the culinary film One Hundred-Foot Journey. Usually I don’t use too many spices when cooking pasta but today I thought Read More …
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Aubergine Meze
Aubergine is a vegetable I have got to enjoy only recently. In the past, aubergines used to have some bitterness which has now been bred out of them and we no only need to salt and drain Read More …
Millet and Wheat Flour Rotis with Fenugreek
Lately, my husband has been watching a lot of Indian food shows. He saw this recipe in a program called Turban Tadka and asked me to make similar rotis. I followed Mr Singh’s recipe but changed it Read More …
Fusilli Pasta made with Indian Spices
I was sent two samples of two unique and special Gaea olive oils : Gaea D.O.P. Sitia, Crete Extra Virgin Olive Oil: This has a rich, intensely fruity flavour, gentle aroma and a soft emerald Read More …
Spicy Strawberry Chutney
This summer, there seems to be a glut of strawberries as the local farm shop gave me a huge bag full of ripe strawberries. And summer strawberries UK taste the best. Strawberry: This fruit conjures Read More …
Zafrani rice – Saffron rice
When I was putting together this recipe for a delicious, almost extravagant saffron (zafrani) rice, I realised that in all the years that I’ve been writing this blog, I’ve never blogged about the recipe for Read More …
Heart Shaped Samosa puffs
I am in love with these………… Ready made pastry has made cooking so much easier and creative too. so for Valentine’s Day, I decided to create heart shaped vegetarian pastries using a very simple Samosa Read More …
Ondhwo/Handvo with quinoa, bulgur and chickpea dall
What name do you call this dish? Ondhwo/ Ondhwa/handvo/handvoh? Ondhwa or handvo (handvoh) is a spicy Lentil Cake is made with a mixture of lentil and rice flour. Most Indian shops sell this mixture as Read More …
Stuffed peppers with Quinea, Bulgur, Spinach, Mozzarella Cheese and Kidney beans
It’s time for yummy healthy simple stuffed peppers These stuffed peppers were a hit with my younger son so I will be making them regularly as it one way of making him eat foods such Read More …
Home made Garlic and Coriander Naan bread
Naan bread is an Indian bread traditionally made in a clay oven called Tandoor. It gets it’s tear drop shape from when it stretches whilst cooking inside the tandoor oven. This recipe is an easy Read More …