Vegetarian

Couscous with roasted Mediterranean vegetables

Pea, mint, and Parmesan omelette

Roast Pak Choi

Couscous

Spanish Tortilla Omelette with Chilli, Thyme, and Garlic

It is hard to think that half a year has passed since my last post… all I can say is what a year. Some episodes in work, home, and family-related have been truly awful, but that virtual cloud must have a silver lining. Not only has there been a significant change in my work life,…

Baked Whole Sea Bass with Mediterranean Vegetables

Both Marlini and I love Fish and Seafood and will do our utmost to incorporate it into our diet at any given opportunity. Whilst I would love to purchase our fish stock locally – and keep us budding pescatarians happy in the process – fresh seafood has been disappointingly out of reach for the last…

Scrambled eggs with spring onion and truffle oil

This year, I had the great fortune to spend a week in the beautiful old harbour town of Chania, Crete. I wanted somewhere truly special to celebrate my 40th birthday with my significant other at the end of February, and having put a pin in the map (to find some late winter sun without having…

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…