This Spanish recipe is a Christmas favourite of mine and the magical combination of nuts, citrus and sugar is a real crowd pleaser. They are quick and easy to make, especially if you have a tribe of little helpers! … Continue reading
Today I thought I would give you a quick dish inspired by the rice dishes my Spanish grandmother used to cook. It includes typical Mediterranean ingredients such as rice, peppers, onions, garlic and saffron but excludes chicken, fish or other … Continue reading
I was telling a friend about the salad I’d made the night before using some beautiful avocados when she said: ” I love avocados but they’re banned from the list of foods I can eat. My slimming club categorizes avocados … Continue reading
Gourmet “street food” is the latest food fad to cross the waters from the US to the UK. It follows hot on the heels of pub food going gastro instead of gastric (aka deep-fried frozen scampi and chips) and farmers’ … Continue reading
This is a really simple, yet healthy dish which only takes minutes to prepare. Tapenade is a French recipe involving crushed olives, although the Italians claim it was they who originally invented it thousands of years earlier. As with all … Continue reading
You may be wondering why the Mediterranean diet has got lots of media attention recently. After all it’s not another new food sensation but one that has evolved over hundreds of years. In 2010 it hit the headlines after Unesco … Continue reading
This is a Moroccan inspired recipe for chicken which is a delicious alternative to roasting, especially if you like olives as this dish uses a mixture of green and black ones. A traditional Moroccan tagine is the best dish to … Continue reading
Help! It’s March but the only white fluffy things leaping outside are snowflakes! Where are the lambs-it’s just too cold! Temperatures are set to plummet even further so guess we’ll have to eat ourselves warmer this week. This one pot … Continue reading
This recipe is for Patatas Bravas which is a “hot” favourite of my daughters. The chilli adds a fiery zest to the sauce and is a perfect complement to the crispy, fried potatoes. The first recipe below is our family … Continue reading
I am posting this salad recipe as I think carrots often get treated badly in this country arriving as soggy tasteless accompaniments to the main course. This is a more unusual and delicious way of cooking them. Also beneficial to … Continue reading
I made up this recipe last month having bought the most delicious looking corn at the local market. The bright yellow kernels, still tightly wrapped in their papery husks, were like pearls full of late summer sun-a perfect antidote to … Continue reading
This is a good recipe for those days when you have some left over rustic bread that is going a little dry. Rather than throwing it away, it can be used as part of a scrummy vegetarian meal. It also … Continue reading