Archive for July, 2008

Smoked Mackerel Kedgeree Using smoked mackerel is a slightly more sustainable take on the classic smoked haddock variety.

Scallops with Lentils and Roasted Tomato Mmmm, yes more decadent eating. This was a mesh of lots of recipes that I saw, mostly including bacon, so I adjusted them a little bit. In fact, the sweetness of the roasted tomatoes goes really sweet scallops. If you’re not feeling so flash, I think this would go really well with haloumi instead. Another […]

Blackberry and Limoncello Trifle Oh my god. This is seriously my favourite dessert in the whole world. I cannot begin to describe the joy of eating this. My friend Jamie gave me a bottle of limoncello, a key ingredient in this recipe a few weeks ago and since then I’ve been dreaming of this trifle. This is of course, […]

Crab and Chilli Linguine I’ve been wanting to make this for ages, and last weekend we decided to indulge in a bit of yuppie food buying with the rest of the YPs on Lorsdship Lane…it was all local fishmongers and organic greengrocers. Anyway it was definitely worth it, this is absolutely delicious, some lemon, garlic and chili go really […]

Simple Tomato Sauce with Basil Oil This was another staring in the fridge moment, or rather my friend Rose was, we decided to make a fresh tomato sauce, I suggested a raw one but she didn’t agree. Anyway, with some lazy chopping we decided to try blending it and came up with lovely sauce. Some red pepper that needed to be […]

Mars Bar Rice Krispie Cakes Rice krispie cakes were always my favourite thing about cake sales at school. Mars bar rice krispie cakes are really a whole other level of fudgy joy. My friend Jamie, the original baking goddess introduced me to these and now I would never make any different. Its as easy as making normal rice krispie cakes, […]

Broad Bean Pesto Mmm… more broad beans in my veg box and this is the perfect way to use them, as usual you can always substitute frozen broad beans. This is a lighter version of your classic pesto, I didn’t use pine nuts, but some toasted and sprinkled on top would be a welcome addition. I also had […]

Easy Butternut Squash soup Another soup recipe, but this one is amazing! We literally roasted lots of veg in various spices and blended them up with some vegetable stock (made with a stock cube). Hey presto! Spicy butternut squash soup! Ingredients 2 onions, red are better but white is fine1 butternut squash, about 1kg in size3 cloves garlic, smashedolive […]

Beetroot Soup Mmm yet another delicious use for beetroot and possibly one of my favourites. The lime juice and vodka are a must (a traditional addition to Russian Borscht), they cut through the sweet earthiness of the beetroot, spring onion adds some texture and yoghurt is just nice in most things. Plus, how amazing is the colour? […]

Gooey Chocolate Pudding These are possibly the easiest dessert you could make, yet they still offer everything you could want in a sweet treat. Rich intense chocolate pudding with a gooey centre. The only difficult part is cooking the fondants, but even then its not that stressful as its fine to slightly undercook them, you just end up […]