Beetroot Juice Shot Beetroot juice shot with lemon and ginger. Beetroot contains naturally occurring nitrates NO3- that, with a little help from your saliva, are transformed via nitrites NO2- to nitric oxide NO. This molecules is a vasodilator and so can help to reduce your blood pressure. Beetroot also contains the phytonutrients/ phytochemicals betacyanin and betanin; both…
Bertram, on the left, with the Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in the background. Insalata di Cape Sante After finding a photo of my beloved grandfather taken near Harry’s Bar, Venice in 1945, I decided to make one of their dishes: Insalata di Cape Sante (sic). I swapped the scallops (capesante) for sepia (cuttlefish)…
Slam Dunk Crudités I count myself very lucky: I live a short walk from our Mercat Central. In the summer months the are a multitude of fresh crisp vegetables that are just crying out to be eaten raw. Get your crudités to take a dip. What follows are some of the lucky dips that I like…
Proper Homemade Mayonnaise Homemade mayonnaise and Hellmann’s mayonnaise are worlds apart and although there are times when a jar or Hellmann’s hits the mark, there is no substitute for quality ingredients and elbow grease. Whether you are serving up a prawn cocktail, making my leftover roast chicken and olive toasted sandwiches or serving mayonnaise alongside…
Fig & Rosemary Focaccia When in season there is no better way to top focaccia than fig and rosemary. If making focaccia outside of the fig season I turn to good quality olives. This first cousin of fougasse is so easy to make and great served warm as an antipasto or used to make great…