vegetarian

Chunky Chips with Herbs and Balsamic Vinegar

Onion, Red Chilli, and Black Olive Bread

Chickpea Hummus

Sun-dried tomato bread with oregano and sea salt crust.

Black onion seed and sesame bread

Flambéed Pear, Blue Camembert and Walnut Salad.

Spatchcock Poussin with Lemon, garlic and Parma ham

Some time ago, I regularly used to buy ready prepared spatchcock Poussin from Gressingham, the remarkable duck people (in their own words). Well, what is remarkable about poussin is that they are, em, not a duck – but a butcher’s term for young chicken. Poussin are typically a breed that is naturally slow-growing, meaning that…

White and Sweet Potato Cheese Rosti

The very first time I had a Rosti (or so I thought) was at the tender age of 10, when the mother of one of my classmates visited our class to offer a ‘show and tell‘ about Judaism to our culturally challenged group in the small town I grew up in. As this was over…

Seafood Char Kuey Teow with Spinach

As I sit at my desk in my beloved man cave on New Year’s Eve writing my first recipe for 2018 (last twelve months were very short-changed in the output department), I look back at 2017 – a sodding awful year for so many reasons – hopeful that 2018 will compensate for the 365 days…

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…