Brunch Ideas

Smoked salmon, spinach and poached egg bagel

Black pudding, sautéed apple, red onion and rocket ciabatta

Scrambled egg and smoked salmon tortilla wrap

Smoked Salmon, Dill, and Red Onion Omelette

Pea, mint, and Parmesan omelette

Watercress and pomegranate salad

This recipe began its life as a garnish to steak. When I first wrote it up, I had the following in mind: “When it comes to the good old meat and 2 x veg, I am quite partial to something hot and vegetable-related to accompany the meat and potatoes. However, where steak is concerned, I…

Gazpacho soup with garlic and rosemary ciabatta

The very first time I made Gazpacho soup was when I was visiting my sister who was living in a small village of Vilcabamba, near Loca in Ecuador. The required ingredients were cheap, plentiful, locally produced and so fresh. Ecuador certainly opened up my eyes (and palette) to some amazing local flavours and recipes, some…

Blueberry Pancakes

Ever since watching Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 Classic Pulp Fiction, I was made aware of the culinary delight that is the ‘blueberry pancake’. If memory serves, Butch has to return to his apartment to retrieve his father’s watch, leaving his girlfriend Fabienne to mull over the breakfast options in the far from glamorous motel. However, it…

Black Olive and Herb Bread

Happy New Year to you all. Somewhere, in the back of my mind, is the pseudo-promise to give up tons of the vices I enjoy, climb Everest, donate an organ, volunteer.. in reality I know myself far too well. I am not going to try and commit to things which are, let’s face it, never…