Archive for June, 2008

Quesadillia Mmm.. the perfect snack and a great way to use up any veg lurking in the bottom of the fridge. Feel free to experiment with this recipe, its all about using up what you have. I didn’t have tortillas so used pitta instead and it worked perfectly well. Ingredients Serves 4 Black Bean Paste 1 […]

Egg mayo sandwich This is a slightly posher version of your standard egg mayonnaise sandwich. Use good quality bread, add some herbs and capers and you’re onto a winner. Its also about boiling the eggs so they’re just set and the yolk is still creamy. Ingredients makes 2 sandwiches 3 eggs 1tsp capers, chopped 1tsp chopped chives 4 […]

Beetroot Cake Don’t be put off by the title, think carrot cake…

Sausage and Lentil Casserole This is a classic from university when 5 of us used to take it in turns to cook for each other on a weekly rota. This is a rich, intense stew, lovely little puy lentils cooked in a red wine and tomato sauce with sausages. The lentils can easily be substituted for other beans, cannelini, […]

Quick and Easy Steak Obviously I don’t eat meat. I just bought this as a present for someone… (I knew they would prefer it to flowers) That said, I’m not entirely against meat eating, however, I am all for reducing our dependency on bad quality meat and starting to eat less but better quality meat. (This article in Observer […]

Perfect Scrambled Eggs I love eggs and I love scrambled eggs at the weekend. A trip home this weekend meant I got my mum’s scrambled eggs, surpassed by non. Now I’m obviously not going to give a recipe for scrambled eggs, just a few tips… Start with the basics, free range, preferably organic eggs are a must and […]

Pistou All the tastiest things (olives, anchovies, capers, garlic, parsley) blended into a paste and eaten with pasta. What could be tastier? This will keep for a few weeks in the fridge, if you cover it with a layer of oil. Ingredients 200g spaghetti grated rind and of 1 lemon and juice of ½ small bunch […]

Easy Peasy Pizza With a little inspiration from BBC Good Food and driven by hunger, wine and the lack of food in Tesco Metro, we came up with these little babies when my friends Brid and Jenny came to visit from oxford. Possibly the easiest pizzas ever (apart from the ones that get delivered to your door) We […]

The Best Chocolate Brownies It was only a matter of time before these came up… These are based on Nigella’s recipe, (how can you go wrong with Nigella?) and give you everything you could want in a brownie, rich, intense, chocolatey, gooey perfection. All I’ve done is scale down Nigella’s recipe so that you get a more manageable mixture […]

Chickpea burgers These little cakes are a delicious alternative to falafel, serve with pitta, yoghurt, salad and the tomato salsa below. These are also really easy to make, literally mashing chickpeas and frying them. Some obligatory fried onions obviously work a treat here too. This makes enough for 4 people, but I bet these also freeze really […]