Category: Summer

Buttery New Potatoes & Asparagus

Adding plenty of chives and lashings of butter to new potatoes and asparagus makes them more than fit for the Christmas table. But why wait until then?

Christmas Labna

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

Build a plate of berries

A little creative plating can help expensive berries feed many mouths … and it looks so festive!

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.”