Category: Special occasions

Festive Foods File

Look no further! Everything you need for your FESTIVE FEASTING!

Roast Turkey with Herbed Veal Stuffing & Spicy Fruit Stuffing

Here’s the full monty, including two gorgeous stuffings – our family favourites. Shame about the photo – will try to remember to take a photo this year before starting on the bubbly!

A Basque-style Cheesecake

One of the best examples of this delicious dessert.

Lamb Cutlets with Baked Feta

Three of my favourite things: lamb, feta and pine nuts. Scrumptious!

Lamb Meatballs with Cumin & Paprika Rub

Smoke and fire … plus meatballs equals WINNER!

Basil Cashew Sauce

Pale creamy green cashew sauce with a background note of spice. So many uses … but you just might stand at the fridge sneaking a spoonful, and another …

Radicchio & Witloof Salad

This hardly needs a recipe, but here you go, just in case …

Lamb Rumps with Parmesan Crust

Juicy and tasty with a crunchy top!

Chickpea & Yoghurt Dip

Here’s an easy alternative to hummus. Use as a dip, dunk or spread.

Smoked Fish & Chorizo Crostini with Lime Mayo

Smoked fish, mayo, a squirt of lime … what more do you want? Oh, smoked paprika and chorizo of course.

Flaky Cheese Pies

Snack time! Salt, fat, carbs and a beer!

Roast Lamb with Rosemary & Orange

The picture says it all – juicy tender lamb studded with nuggets of flavour.

Crispy Eggplant Sandwiches

Gorgeous crunchy golden crust filled with meltingly tender, creamy eggplant with nice little bursts of chilli, mint and lemon. Cor!

Rocket & Persimmon Salad

Sparkly and perky, that’s just how you want an autumnal salad to be.

Baba Ghanoush – The Ultimate!

The perfect casual party dip. Irresistible.

Baba Ghanoush

Dip, dunk, spread, smoky pleasure at your fingertips!

7-hour Spiced Lamb

Lamb cooked slowly to fork-tenderness looks after itself in the oven … all you have to do is set the table.

Persian Chicken with Fruity Pine Nut Stuffing

Persian paradise!

Khoshaf

A bowl of exotic fruits and nuts, steeping in syrup, with the heady perfume of rosewater and lemon peel.

Pistachio Lime Dip

WARNING: This creamy green pistachio dip is seductive, addictive and simply sensational.

Baked Ricotta with Kaffir Lime Leaves

Feta baked until golden brown around the edges is very nutty and not so salty as fresh feta. It’s scrumptious!

Figs & Goats’ Cheese

Luscious, sweet and tangy.

Tortilla with Zucchini, Potatoes & Black Olives

Fancy picnic? I don’t mean, do you fancy a picnic, but that this is the dish to take to a fancy picnic. Crusty bread, a few salad leaves and away you go.