Archive for July, 2008

Broad Bean Pilaf I made this with fresh broad beans, but they are another vegetable like the pea that freeze well, so this is just as good with frozen broad beans. I had this with the Mackerel Salad below, but this would be good with curry too. Ingredients 1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1tsp […]

Chai Spiced Prawns I love my job, I got to cook this to include in the monthly newsletter I’ve been making for Hampstead Tea. The idea was to marinade prawns in Chai tea, and its actually really good, the chai tea really adds a deep and spicy flavour. Obviously you should only use Hampstead Biochai tea, it really […]

Mackerel and Beetroot Salad A simple salad – earthy and sweet beetroot goes surprisingly well with the oily mackerel.

Pasta with Spiced Chickpeas A somewhat unorthodox flavour combination of chickpeas spiced with cumin, cinnamon and turmeric, combined with tomato, flaked almonds, parsley and er… pasta, but it works all the same. Don’t skip any of the ingredients in this, they’re all pretty essential. This is based on a recipe from Accidental Vegetarian, a fabulous book by Simon Rimmer, […]