A marriage made in heaven – Peach Melba Tart. Two historic dishes come together in this peach melba tart with Courvoisier cream, a delicious and easy dessert that can be made almost entirely from store cupboard ingredients. The lynch-pin is Opies Peaches in Courvoisier – something I keep on hand in the larder because straight […]
Mediterranean Red Pepper and Feta Filo Pie – Store Cupboard Supper:
Red Pepper Filo Pie with Ponti Zero Oil Range: I have a bit of a fetish for those little jars of preserved vegetables that you can buy from the deli counter so I jumped at the chance when I was asked to create a recipe to use some of the Ponti range. Life is now […]
Easy Truffled Mac and Cheese
Truffle Mac and Cheese Recipe: This time of year, with heaps of golden leaves on the ground and the smell of damp, mushroomy autumn into winter, brings with it all kinds of culinary scents and flavours. For me, from late October through winter, I crave comfort foods like this easy truffled Mac and Cheese, baked in […]
Pasta Alla Norma
Pasta Alla Norma – Sicily on a Plate: Perhaps this recipe would be better called Spaghetti alla Norma, since that’s the pasta I used. But, this is a classic Sicilian dish with a story. One of the most famous people from Sicily, Vincenzo Bellini was a great composer, particularly of Bel Canto Opera. A signature […]
Nut Free Pesto – Home Made Pesto in Minutes
An Easy Recipe for Nut Free Pesto or Pistou. Skip straight to my recipe. Shopping list – to make this Nut Free Pesto you will need: Fresh Basil Pecorino or Parmesan Cheese Good quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil Lemon Juice Salt Pepper Garlic Why am I making pesto? Well, it’s the time of year when […]
Melba Toast Recipe – Posh Crackers from Leftover Bread
Melba Toast – how to make it – a simple Melba Toast Recipe: What is Melba Toast: Simply put, melba toast is sliced bread, cut to create fine pieces and then toasted. It’s best made with slightly stale pre-sliced bread and is a great way to use up leftovers. Easy steps to make your […]
Easy Artisan Bread – The Perfect Home Baked Bread for Every Household
Easy, no-knead artisan bread: While I can make a mean banana muffin I am no baker – and although I love the idea of baking my own bread, the reality of doing that just for myself has always been a step too far. Even when I’ve been given a breadmaker to try, my issue has […]
Warm salad of asparagus and quail eggs with fennel pollen.
Quail eggs, asparagus and fennel feast: I have some quail eggs left from making kedgeree. And, I managed to find some English asparagus this week, though it did look a little sad! So, rather than just steaming it, I wanted to make something different, since this summer the asparagus is such a rarity. The Wild […]
Perfect Pesto
Italians do it better – Pesto World Championships, Genoa, Italy: It stands to reason that Italians should make the best Pesto in the World. A simple fusion of two kinds of cheese, garlic, basil, olive oil, pine nuts and salt sounds on the face of it like something that could easily be recreated anywhere. But, […]
Pasta Arrabbiata
The Easiest Pasta Lunch – Pasta Arrabbiata: I was sent some pasta from Cook Italian and wanted to see how good it was. In my view, the best way to test the quality of ingredients is to use them to make something very simple. But, the other joy of this recipe is that it forms […]