parmesan cheese

Chilli, Truffle Oil and Parmesan Popcorn

Fusilli pasta with pesto and griddled Mediterranean vegetables

Baked eggs with spinach, chilli, and red onion

Scrambled eggs with spring onion and truffle oil

Goat’s Cheese, Red Onion, and Kale & Rocket Pesto Pizza

Warm chickpea, curly kale and pine nut salad

Salade Niçoise

Salad is not rabbit food. The green leafy matter which may be added to your plate and often abandoned is not just for decorative purposes – it is both edible, and good for you ;o) I am really, quite the fan. To anyone who doesn’t like tuna, anchovies or capers – read on – this…

Smoked Salmon, Dill, and Red Onion Omelette

I have just been finishing off at work for lunch the remains of the smoked salmon, dill, and red onion omelette I made on Sunday. It is a good thing too, as I needed to be reminded of some of the ingredients I had used in order to write this up. My cooking approach is…

Smoked Mackerel Rillettes with Aleppo Pepper

What the F##k happened in 2020? We have not even reached the end of March and Brexit happened. Marlini was made redundant. Bathroom had to be largely rebuilt due to a leaking gasket. I broke a bone. Am three weeks into Laryngitis with every cure thrown at it proving largely futile (though the odd spoonful…

Smoked Mackerel, Blueberry, and Fennel Salad

Since posting my Watercress and Pomegranate salad recipe, I have really got into the salad ‘zone’. I will gladly eat salad on a daily basis – better still, when, in summer (or our version of it) it is easy to make a meal of it. It also gives me the opportunity to use up some…