Category: Summer

Christmas Labna

Forget cream cheese, sour cream or fiddly dips, just opt for labna over summer.

Nasturtium Pesto

Foraging pays off … make a yummy pesto from nasturtium leaves.

Peach & Mozzarella Salad

Look at the picture. Don’t even think about it. Just make it.

Asparagus with Crispy Shallots

For a humdinger dish, leave the seeds in the chilli. Whaaaa!

Hot-smoked Salmon Salad with Beets, Potatoes & Yoghurt Dill Sauce

Summer on a plate! Delicious and good for you. Rings all the bells … especially good for Xmas day.

Summer Bean & Eggplant Salad

Don’t you hate a naked bean salad? I mean, if you wanted to eat undressed beans, you could just eat them straight out of the can. Come on! Dress it up. Make it tasty.

3 soft tortillas

It’s weird and I don’t know why it works, but soft-cooked eggs on squished avocado just tastes so damned good.

Prawns & Crunchy Salad with Sesame Dressing

Succulent prawns with the crunch of a good salad, doused in a sweet sour sesame dressing with a nice bite of chilli is just the thing for hot weather.

It could be that pomegranates were the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. They’re nothing much to look at on the outside but the clusters of ruby-red jewel-like seeds inside could have seduced even the staunchest of hearts.

Garlic – King of the plant world

Thanks California for helping us out over winter … but we don’t need you now. Oh, oops, though would you mind sending us your pomegranates for our festive tables? Ta.

Roasted Chicken Nibbles with Yellow & Red Peppers

You know the saying ‘A watched pot never boils.’? Add another saying to the list: ‘An unstirred dish of chicken nibbles, potatoes and peppers will burn.’ Apart from that, this dish is a doddle.

Rigatoni with Eggplant & Roasted Tomatoes

Bang the gong! This is awesome.

Fridge Feast

Pretty as a picture – artful leftovers.

Bruschetta with Grilled Zucchini & Buffalo Mozzarella

That whiff of barbecue smoke brings them running … though these succulent treats can be prepared indoors in a grill pan any time of year.

Potato & Basil Frittata

Check out the crisp and lacy edges!

Spicy Pepitas

Zizz up your next drinks gathering with a bowl of these spicy little beauties.

BBQ Chicken Loinery

For success with this dish, follow Luca’s advice. “Please remember that you can do this – it’s mind over matter; those who matter won’t mind and those who mind, don’t matter.”

Char-grilled Red Pepper, Orange & Green Olive Salad

A gorgeous salad. Bright and fresh and deliciously juicy.

Eggplant & Mozzarella Stacks

Hard to resist … make more than what you need because leftovers are brilliant.

Strawberries

Strawberries are seductive little things …

Fish with Turmeric

Golden little fishy, on a little dishy … loaded with turmeric, garlic, ginger, lime leaves … all the good stuff.

Saturday Sandwich with Green Cashew Sauce

Garlicky green cashew sauce gives leftover chicken or roast vegetables another life!

French Roasted Chicken

Succulent chicken that falls off the bone – here’s how to do it!

Black Bean Soup with Avocado

This is sort of like tacos, but in soup form … and way sexier!

Tortilla Chips – add texture to a bean soup

Fancy up bean soups with fried tortilla strips. Yes, yes, naughty I know, but there you go …

Gingered Carrot Salad

This salad has a nice hot punch .. if it’s too hot for you, add a puddle of yoghurt on top.
And serve a tangy tomato, cucumber, coriander and lemon salad alongside.