Meat Free

Fusilli pasta with pesto and griddled Mediterranean vegetables

Egg fried rice with cashew nuts, ginger and lime

Apple, Carrot, and Ginger Blitz

Roasted root vegetable skewers

Warm chickpea, curly kale and pine nut salad

Potato, parsnip and carrot mash with wholegrain Dijon mustard

Guacamole Toast

As this blog is supposed to be about cooking, I thought I should focus on a recipe rather than jump to my usual rationale for being silent on LTK. Spoiler alert: excuses for my disappearing act follow below ;o) I wanted to have a stab at something so ubiquitous is is hard not to acknowledge…

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…

Thai Green Curry with Prawn, Squid, and Butternut Squash

A visit to Thailand is very much on my Bucket List – and without wanting to sound too greedy, the food is one of the primary reasons. Oh, and all the Thai folk I have met in my travels are delightful – yup, if you are reading this Kay, you are included ;o) I am…

Burger Me Senseless

For many, the humble burger can evoke many fond memories and can deservedly be considered a truly lip smacking pleasure. It can also be one hell of a disappointment. At one end of the spectrum – and the popularity for Gourmet burger chains or gastopubs trying to offer something worthy of an often hefty price…