red onion

spicy sausage and roasted vegetable pasta

Roasted root vegetable skewers

Prawn, chilli, vodka, and rocket linguine

Chicken livers in brandy with spinach and romaine salad

Smoked salmon, spinach and poached egg bagel

Black pudding, sautéed apple, red onion and rocket ciabatta

Smoked salmon, artichoke and red onion pizza

According to Wikipedia (so, it must be true), the ‘Pizza’ was invented in 1889 when Neopolitan pizza maker Raffaele Esposito was commissioned by the Royal Palace of Capodimonte to create a pizza in honour of Queen Margherita. The tomato, mozzarella cheese and basil creation – as legend would have it – matched the colours of…

Chilli, Truffle Oil and Parmesan Popcorn

A few weeks ago, we were sitting down to a Netflix series (either age or exhaustion has had a battering of my exact recollection as to which programme) – where one of the characters introduced Truffle oil to popcorn. It hit upon an idea as to what else we could do to make a popcorn…

Beef Goulash

Last week I returned from a fantastic reunion in Slovakia – a place I really see as my second home. I taught English to adults in a town called Roznava 18 years ago (I was one of the youngest in the class at the time), and was exposed to many great traditions – my favourite…

Italian Oregano Flatbread with Goats Cheese and Pear

My homage to Sicily continues. Thank you for reintroducing me to the wonderful herb of Oregano – something I had largely ignored and had met the fate of yet another store cupboard ingredient – out of date and way past its prime (a bit like me too!). One of the best purchases I made was…