Crushed new potatoes with olive oil and chives - Fast and fabulous side dish - new potatoes, snipped chives, olive oil, Sea salt, SCRUB Scrub the potatoes clean and rinse under the tap.; Put them into a saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil then turn the heat down and simmer for 10 [...]
Tabbouleh style salad - Refreshing and super-fast to make - vine tomatoes, Bunch spring onions, small cucumber, bunch fresh parsley, lime, ouscous, olive oil, Sea salt, Boil a kettle. Put the couscous into a bowl. Add 250ml of boiling water and the oil. Stir, cover and leave to rest for 5 minutes.; Meanwhile, wash the [...]
Carrot and coriander soup - Quick, satisfying and healthy - carrots, floury potatoes, vegetable stock, Bunch fresh coriander, onion, ground coriander, olive oil, Boil a kettle and make up the stock according to the packet instructions.; Peel and chop the carrots. Peel and chop the onion. Peel and chop the potato. Wash and chop the [...]
Chicken broth - Zero effort to make. Tasty and nutritious base for other dishes - small free range chicken (approx. 1 kg in weight), carrot, sticks celery, bunch fresh parsley, tomatoes, onion, whole black peppercorns, Sea salt, Put the chicken in a large saucepan and cover it with water. Put the lid on. Place the [...]
Pasta e fagioli - Classic Italian peasant dish. Simple, satisfying bean & pasta soup - stick celery, potato, carrot, bunch fresh parsley, diced pancetta, onion, tin borlotti or cannellini beans, 200g conchiglie or other short shaped pasta, tomato puree, large pinch chilli flakes, Sea salt, black pepper, Drain and rinse the beans in a sieve [...]
Smoked haddock chowder - Filling and delicious and with an elegant twist from saffron. A nourishing meal-in-one. - leeks, new potatoes, Milk, un-dyed smoked haddock fillet, snipped chives, unsalted butter, vegetable stock, mall pinch of saffron threads, Sea salt, black pepper, Boil a kettle. Put the saffron threads into a bowl and cover with boiling [...]
Squash soup - Coconut milk and chilli give add an extra depth of flavour to this simple, healthy soup - squash, red chilli, floury potatoes, carrot, onion, clove garlic, ground coriander, bay leaf, tin coconut milk, vegetable stock, olive oil, Sea salt, black pepper, TURN THE OVEN ON TO 180˚C/160˚C fan/gas 4; Wash the squash [...]
Bechamel sauce - Velvety smooth dressing for meat, fish and vegetables - unsalted butter, milk, plain flour, A pinch of salt, A grating of nutmeg, Warm the milk in a saucepan or in the microwave without boiling. Set aside.; Sieve the flour.; Melt the butter in a saucepan. Stir in the flour and cook for [...]
Pesto - There’s nothing to beat home-made - and it takes just 10 mins! - fresh basil, grated pecorino, Grated parmesan, pine nuts, clove garlic, olive oil, Sea salt, black pepper, Wash the basil leaves. Peel and crush the garlic. Grate the cheeses.; Put all the ingredients together in the blender and blitz at a [...]
Thai green curry paste - So fresh, fragrant and easy to make - green chillies, stalks lemon grass, piece fresh ginger, shallots, large bunch fresh coriander, Small bunch fresh basil, limes (preferably organic), kaffir lime leaves, cloves garlic, ground coriander, ground cumin, ground paprika, groundnut oil, black pepper, Wash, deseed and finely chop the chillies. [...]