To celebrate the beginning of advent, I created a vegetarian curry feast for my nearest and dearest – let the season of goodwill begin! My vegetarian curry feast comprises: whole cauliflower aloo gobi (the centrepiece), 3 legume dahl, Butter Pumpkin; served with turmeric and pea basmati rice, coconut and coriander chutney. I am a big…
Mulligatawney, pepper water in Tamil, has graced the tables of eating establishments for well over 200 years; (Dr.) William Kitchiner’s THE COOK’S ORACLE; AND HOUSEKEEPER’S MANUAL ,of 1827, includes the following recipe with footnote to attest to the soup’s popularity in Georgian London. This celebrity chef’s cookbook also includes possibly the first reference to potato…
Lockdown has been a complicated journey for most of us. I feel lucky to have been hibernating with my two most favourite people in the world: my (now) 1-year-old son and my gorgeous wife. One thing I have learned over the last 12 months is that there are times when you need to unbend. So,…
I’ve never had much of a sweet-tooth; now even less so! Empty calories really don’t float my boat; so for my son’s 1st Birthday I wanted to bake a moist, delicious & nutritious, sugar-free, carrot cake made with quality ingredients and loads of love. SUGAR-FREE BIRTHDAY CARROT CAKE – Sam’s 1st! for the cake 340g…
While every one else I know was waiting for a bird bird to grace the Christmas table, I was preparing a very Spanish Xmas dish: Cocido de Navidad; or Putxero, if you speak Valencian/ Catalan. Cocido (Madrileño) is a complex stew of a variety of meats and chickpeas, popular on Sundays and feast days, started…