Pav Bhaji 19 Nov 2017 refreshed 2 Oct 2022 Pav Bhaji A lunchtime street food from Mumbai, pav bhaji is a deliciously spiced vegetable dish with lightly-buttered, fried pavs (bread rolls). I first fell in love with this dish in Camden market, at a stall that had a big cauldron of this top tiffin -…
Mama Dallou’ah – Go for a dip! I love beetroot, always have, for its colour and earthy flavours – not to mention the fibre, folate (B9), magnanese, potassium, and the phytonutrient betalain. I get mine from a stall in the market – tops intact – which I use cooked as an accompaniment or as a…
Veg out for World Vegan Day! Whether you are participating in World vegan day (1st November) or doing the whole month; caponata could have you taking the pledge. One of my favourite stalls in our Mercado Central had some beautiful, wonky aubergines, courgettes, and tomatoes – so, when life gives you these ingredients; you make…
Fluff it! I was shown how to make a fluffy omelette when I first moved to Spain. It was a fluffy tortilla de patatas and it was delicious – however, I have since discovered that fluffy eggs paired with sweet pears and blackberries is a match made in el cielo. And it didn’t take long…
Autumn Reigns: So bring on the Rebollones Fungi are worlds apart from other plant matter. Unlike other earth dwellers, they contain no chlorophyll and therefore have no means of directly harvesting energy from the sun – they have to look elsewhere. They harness their energy from other organisms – either living or decaying (1/2). Rebollones…