It feels a bit strange giving this recipe for carrot and ginger soup because I've got a feeling that a lot of you already make it. So, if … [Read more...]
Shakshouka
Many are the meals you have to make with no plan and almost nothing to cook with. yet often they turn out to be the best. Here's an easy, tasty … [Read more...]
Pan Seared Red Snapper with Sumac
Another New Year and another opportunity to make some resolutions. My resolutions always revolve around organisation so I'm proud to … [Read more...]
Dukkah
Nuts and spices Egyptian style My plans for the "Greek" blog have been thwarted once again. No sooner had I unpacked and started to settle back into … [Read more...]
Halloumi Saganaki
Greece was wonderful - an oasis of jasmine and bougainvillea, crystal clear deep turquoise water, constant sun, views of islands … [Read more...]
Goats Cheese Greek Style – Mezithra
It’s been many years since I was last in Greece. Greece was my first bit of independent travel – sleeping on beaches and the roofs of half … [Read more...]
Notes from a Greek Island
Greece is all over the news these days - drowning in debt, on the verge of collapse, on the brink of total disaster - and no doubt all that is … [Read more...]
Smokey aubergine and Baba Ganoush
Yes more aubergine and this has to be one of the quickest and easiest ways to cook aubergine. However, there is one requirement and that is that you … [Read more...]
The Serene Aubergine
Tunisian Aubergine Its hard to believe that there is not one single aubergine recipe on this whole blog, since aubergine is something I love and cook … [Read more...]
Greener than green
Our organic vegetable box arrives every Tuesday, a hue of vibrant green. There are leaves of every shape and form and sometimes it's … [Read more...]
Oven Roasted Winter Vegetables with Chickpeas and Harissa
I heard a quote yesterday, supposedly by Picasso, saying if you don't have green, then paint the tree red. And that was very much in my mind … [Read more...]
Spicy chickpeas with preserved lemon
There are days when I just don't feel like spending time in the kitchen but I need to eat … [Read more...]
Super seedy Crackers
Super Seedy Crackers Super seedy, super easy and super delicious - these are thin crackers that you won't be able to stop eating. I very … [Read more...]
Mushroom Picking – Lactarius Deliciosas
Finding wild mushrooms is always a bit hit or miss. Has it rained enough? Has it rained too much? Is it cold enough? Will other people … [Read more...]
The Best Homemade Olives
Green Olives cured in olive oil It's that time of year again when the days are getting shorter, the nights are getting cooler, and the trees are … [Read more...]
Coconut Milk and Curry Leaves
For all you veggies out there who switched off when you saw the word chicken in the last post, I just want to tell you that I made the curry with … [Read more...]
Kuti cooks a chicken curry
The coastal town of Mamallapuram , aka Mahabalipuram is located on the east side of India, a couple of hours south … [Read more...]
A Monsoon Summer
I'm assuming everyone has been way too busy enjoying summer to have noticed that I haven't updated my blog for weeks. Let's face it, when … [Read more...]
Churros and Chocolate
Don't feel like tomato and olive oil for breakfast? Feel like something a little sweeter and more decadent? Well, here you have it, the ultimate … [Read more...]
Chari Makes Tortilla
You used to be able to get really good tortilla de patata in bars in Spain. A quick pincho was warm, gooey and … [Read more...]
Food markets and Magic Sauce
On a recent visit to my home town of London, I spent a wonderful Saturday afternoon in the bustling Borough Market. Borough … [Read more...]
The ‘famous’ granola recipe
I can't believe there's anyone out there I haven't already given this recipe to but it seems there is. "How come your granola is not on your blog?" is … [Read more...]
Vietnamese Prawn Salad
Cooking on a yoga retreat with Nina Just back from 5 lovely days of cooking at a yoga retreat in a stunningly beautiful rambling house … [Read more...]
Syrian Red Pepper and walnut dip – Muhammara
I don't even know exactly how to pronounce this and I've never even tried an authentic version of it but what I can tell you is that … [Read more...]
Red Wine Revival
It's hard to live in a part of the world like this without more than occasionally fantasizing about what it would be like to buy an old finca … [Read more...]
Olive Oil For Breakfast
Olive oil for breakfast. Yes, thats right. Not cornflakes or porridge or bacon and eggs. The Spanish, especially the further south you go, start their … [Read more...]
Baharat – A Life of Spice part 2
Most people seem to agree on the ingredients for za'atar - my previous post - but that's not the case for Baharat. Baharat means spices in … [Read more...]
A Life of Spice : Sumac, Za’atar and Baharat
PART 1 I'm turning left and moving east with this one - east to the Middle East where they cook with intoxicating spices and flavours.. Some of … [Read more...]