My American friends won’t need a recipe, this is on every Campbell’s soup can from California to Wisconsin to Florida to New York. But green bean casserole, or really any casserole, is not a thing on this side of the Atlantic. I am happy to enlighten all of my non-American friends on this. Continue reading Green Bean Casserole
We can all agree that the villain of the winter roast dinner is the brussels sprout, a strange unsightly vegetable with a bitter taste. On the other hand, sweet licorice-like fennel is the hero of the roast vegetable, requiring nearly no work at all to taste delicious. Pairing these two together, and cooking properly, will be the answer to this particular predicament. Continue reading Miso-Honey Roasted Brussels Sprouts and Roasted Fennel
The question that should precede such the acquisition of work leftovers might be “what can I do with 5 kilogrammes of pâte feuilletée?” – for me this question came on the walk home, with a long heavy box tucked under my arm. Here is the result. Continue reading Elevated Potato and Leek Tart
I am always keen to try new things in the kitchen. As you’ve seen so far, there have been dishes inspired by Japanese cuisine, Indian cuisine, Italian and French cuisine, and plenty of other world-wide cuisines. After wanting to order jerk chicken for so long, and not actually doing it because it required a long walk to pick it up and they were always sold out, I decided to take matters into my own hands. It’s such a shame that I have lived in South London for nearly a year and still haven’t had proper peas and rice or jerk chicken but we’ll get to that post-quarantine. For now I will experiment! Continue reading Caribbean Vegetable Curry and Coconut Rice
Breakfast? Lunch? Dinner? The answer is frittata. A simple eggy delight, filled with whatever vegetables you have on hand, this is one of my favourite dishes to whip up whenever I have enough eggs. Continue reading Spring Vegetable Frittata
It’s been repetitive days in my kitchen lately as I fall into the fatigue stage of quarantine. Where cooking was fun and exciting, a welcome distraction, it has now become a chore. I find myself cooking the same things over and over. A delicious grocery delivery inspired me to break from the monotony of the same meals and create something new. Originally, I set out to make something very different from what the end product was – and the end product was so delicious I couldn’t imagine what the original recipe would even be like. Continue reading Miso Tofu with Asparagus and Broccolini
A rustic-looking galette, made with flaky pastry and your choice of sweet or savoury fillings, has been all the rage with food bloggers from France to California lately. I decided to take on the trend and found myself transformed. How could something so simple as a galette be taken to such an obscene delicious end? Continue reading Tomato and Feta Galette
Do you ever find yourself wishing you were in a sunny square in Spain sipping Sangria? Now more than ever, nearly every day, I find myself longing for summer in Spanish towns, especially in the Basque region where my tapas can be enjoyed with txacoli. Since we still can’t tapear from bar to bar, you can recreate the sunny specialties in your own kitchen Continue reading Four Tapas Recipes
Is there something that you go back to again and again in the kitchen? Something you’ve made 100 times and will never tire of? This is that for me. Delicious squash, a bit of a kick from a mild curry mix, and coconut milk… what more could you ask for? Continue reading Curry Butternut Squash Soup
I am feeling lazy. Quarantine is weighing heavily on me most days, and I feel less excited about being in the kitchen than I ever have. I’ve reverted back to the basics in this time, and then found this new basic to add to my list. Continue reading Chickpeas with Savoy Cabbage
Sans Estomac 