The puri (or poori) are flat breads made from capati flour, or wholewheat flour. Some recipes use a combination of white and capati flour, and that’s perfectly acceptable. Use half and half if doing so. These take a little practice, … Read More
The French are jolly good at all sorts of stuff – they have the best National Anthem (nowhere better demonstrated than in Casablanca when Bogey gives the nod to the band to play The Marseillaise to really irritate The Hun … Read More
This hearty South America dish is normally served at big family gatherings where it’s cooked outdoors in a huge pot suspended over a wood fire. This recipe is for the “kitchen” based cook. This should be enough to feed four … Read More
Falafel wraps are extremely popular in the cafe. They’re popular everywhere actually and I was fortunate enough to watch my good friend Oreet’s mum, who is a talented home cook from Isreal, make these delicious nuggets. TIP Please don’t be … Read More
Gooey, sticky, shiny, sweet ribs, cutlery forbidden. This is strictly to be tucked into with greedy hands and sauce all over your face. My friend Kate gave me a jar of this date conserve and my mind raced ahead to … Read More
I first has this dish with melted Manchego cheese which I wanted to try out of curiosity. I had always eaten Manchego like Parmesan – shaves of it crumbling off onto my plate and savouring the sharp and very piquant … Read More
Buy Local and Buy Fresh In a world that is becoming increasingly domination by supermarket chains we are blessed to still have a traditional “High Street” butcher and two great fishmongers in our neighbourhood. So, as a lapsed, but still philosophically, … Read More
Cauliflower cheese – the ultimate comfort food. I have to say that my rule about trying to avoid drowning vegetables or pasta in too much sauce goes out of the window on this occasion. The sauce in this dish is … Read More