Having no wine in the house is rarer than a Cullinan diamond, but on this occasion it happened to be rather fortuitous. Having bought a kilo of king prawns from the local fish shop (for a quarter of supermarket prices) … Read More
Whenever I’m a fortunate guest at my friend’s bijou pad in the hood of Harlesden, I know a ton of work has gone into it. The dining room is always decked out in flowers, an exotic array of dishes and … Read More
These attractive little morsels or posh cheese on toast are great for a drinks party. They can be prepared well in advance of your guests arriving and popped under the grill for a couple of minutes before serving. Good for … Read More
My trip to Spain always involves eating large amounts of seafood and fish. Fresh as a daisy from the local supermarket, cheap as chips and the local greengrocer provides organic veg and herbs which have a fantastic perfume and flavour. … Read More
One of the most popular meals in the cafe is the indulgent lounge cafe breakfast. It consists of spicy potato cakes with poached eggs and salsa. The recipe for the cakes is already on the blog, as is the tomato … Read More
Paneer has a very satisfying texture – as a devoted carnivore I don’t miss meat at all when choosing paneer as part of an Indian meal. Serve with sag aloo, cauliflower in onions, coconut milk and saffron, basmati rice, cucumber … Read More
A customer of ours told me that his favourite soup was the above, rather nice sounding combination, one that I had to reproduce. Jolly glad too as it turned out. Smoky heaven, served with a few extra shavings of smoked … Read More
This is another winter warmer which I blend in the Nutribullet. Butternut squash is quite sweet so I like to add a good kick of paprika as well as the fragrant rosemary. Serves 8 1 large butternut squash, peeled, deseeded … Read More