Dig the spoon in and eat!
Archives for April 2016
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Wooed by top London eatery
Expect your world to be shaken …
Mix it up a little …
Not your average mushroom fry-up!
Cauliflower Steaks with Quick Olive Hummus
Oh, glory be, crunchy, golden, cheesy … and usually cheap!
Caper & Tomato salsa
Add a little zing to crunchy cauliflower with a quick caper salsa
Coffee, Walnut & Date Cake
This is a superb cake, moist and rich, perfumed with coffee and studded with walnuts, which is offset nicely with the lemony tang of the icing.
Roast Fillet of Beef with Herb Crust
Pink and juicy, succulent and tasty, perfect beef guaranteed.
Balsamic Glazed Shallots
These shiny sweet and sharp shallots make a stunning plate mate for roast beef
Button Mushrooms with Thyme
If your barbecue is still doing service, or if you have just cleaned the cobwebs off yours in preparation for summer, a sizzle-up of mushrooms for a late breakfast with a tomato on the side and an egg sunny side up, or over easy, is just the business.
Mushrooms
How to make the most of cultivated mushrooms.
Make the most of outdoor tomatoes before they are gone
Crisp mornings, brilliant blue sky, long walks on the beach, there’s nothing not to like about Waiheke at the moment. Last week saw thousands of visitors descend on Te Motu vineyard for the wine & food festival. Some people planning to come listened too intently to the weather forecast and decided to put off their […]
Shake a stick at those tomatoes …
Yep, it’s the last gasp for outdoor tomatoes …
Spaghetti with Tomatoes, Capers & Olives
Remember this for a mid-week no-fuss meal
Flemish feasting in springtime
Ilaria enjoys beer and Flemish feasts in Belgium
The reds have it
There are plenty of reasons to eat this leafy vegetable.
Pork Chops with Lychees
Oh, gorgeous, sweet fragrant fruit, lemon grass, lime and chillies with pork chops … bad for you? Are you kidding me!
Birthday figs
Pretty as a picture and all mine!