Creamy taleggio cheese, roasted broccoli & cranberries layered over a garlic and ricotta base on a buttery, flaky puff pastry. Easy and delicious. It’s all in the ready made puff Let’s be honest with ourselves, some days you just don’t want to cook or maybe you get invited to a last minute dinner party and can’t…
Creamy Peanut Butter Greens (Muriwo Unedovi) is a hearty Zimbabwean dish combining dark leafy greens with a rich, creamy peanut butter sauce. Peanut Butter has a new partner Peanut butter & chocolate, peanut butter & jam (jelly if you’re American) and peanut butter & banana are all ubiquitous pairings but I assure you that peanut…
A simple recipe for Peanut Butter Rice (Mupunga Unedovi). Sticky rice made with creamy salted peanut butter and a pinch of garlic. Nuts about peanut butter Let me introduce you to a wonderfully rich and comforting dish from Zimbabwe: Peanut Butter Rice. This flavourful recipe combines the creamy texture of peanut butter with the fluffiness of…
Hispi Cabbage with Honey Miso Cashews on a bed on creamy labneh. Drizzle over a glug of chilli infused olive oil for a delicious vegetarian side. The trick is in a good massage I was inspired to make this after having the most unbelievably tender hispi cabbage at the Oystercatcher in Manchester. Make sure to…
A slightly lighter potato dauphinoise made with half fat crème fraîche and single cream. Indulgently creamy and cheesy and rich and I could go on… Of course I still used a very generous grating of gruyère and I also confess to scraping off most of the melted cheesy layer for myself. Serve with steamed asparagus,…
An easy recipe for delicious Chocolate, Orange and Almond Biscotti. These biscotti are double baked so they have the perfect snap. They make a great gift for foodie lovers or just simply bake for your own little treat. A classic with a zesty twist I had forgotten about the simple pleasure of dunking crunchy biscotti in…
Aubergine coated in a parmesan breadcrumb mixture along with my best ever creamy mashed potato and caramelised onions with sweet chestnuts. A perfect winter warmer. The mash has a touch of garlic and miso for a slight umami-ness. It’s rich, buttery and probably going to make an appearance every week until Spring. Leave a comment…
This Clementine and Honey Polenta Cake features a delicate sponge made with zesty clementines and a honey glaze. Is there such a thing as the perfect sponge? A gluten free sponge? I promise this cake is neither dry or crumbly. Instead polenta delivers a tender and moist sponge, and when contrasted with the not too…
