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Purple Sprouting Broccoli and Prawn Salad

Posted by on Jun 15, 2010 in Food Porn, Main courses, Recipes, Snacks | 1 comment

I go through periods of trying to clear my kitchen cupboards and the freezer. I’m a food stuffs hoarder you see and it...

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Ratatouille

Posted by on Feb 5, 2010 in Main courses, Recipes, Vegan, Veggie | 0 comments

Ratatouille is a lush succulent dish that can be enjoyed hot or cold and merits a crusty baguette to mop up the juices. You can use this recipe as a guide, as it's easy to create your own versions depending on what vegetables you have to hand.

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Cheese & tomato quiche with sweet onion chutney

Posted by on Dec 21, 2009 in Brunch, Food Porn, Main courses, Recipes | 3 comments

This cheese and tomato quiche is perfect as a delicious light lunch or dinner. The pastry is crumbly and tasty and a perfect contrast to the light and fluffy filling. You can prepare it before hand and it'll keep for a day or two in the fridge.

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Alone in the kitchen – Tuna Pasta

Posted by on Dec 10, 2009 in Main courses, Recipes | 4 comments

On my birthday a friend gave me a book called "Alone in the kitchen with an eggplant" as a present. It's a book about people who have to cook for one and their lone habits, but not having a boyfriend when she gave it to me I was a little bemused. Cue 2 weeks later and the book is one of the funniest things I have read in the past few months with its meticulous portraits of the deep relationship there is between each individual and food. People who are famous for their luxurious dinner parties that only eat cereal out of a box when alone. Others who don't cook anything but rice and beans. And those who face eating at a restaurant alone without fear.

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Spicy chilli and butternut squash risotto

Posted by on Nov 22, 2009 in Main courses, Recipes, Vegan | 1 comment

A lovely comfort food and a different way to serve a butternut squash that's normally blitzed in a soup or roasted.

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Tomato, Onion and Anchovy Quiche

Posted by on Oct 6, 2009 in Food Porn, Main courses, Recipes, Snacks | 1 comment

I needed something that could be easily nibbled on to keep us going during service, so I raided the cupboard and came up with a rather tasty quiche!

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