The road to Marrakech was hot and dusty and the old bus struggled the climb up the steep mountain pass. Every time the driver changed gears the clutch screamed so much I thought we would never make it up. On … 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
This simple and nutritious dish is eaten all over Colombia. More often than not it is served with rice, as is pretty much every dish in Colombian cuisine; as I like to say ‘arroz con todo y todo con arroz’. … Read More
What could be more comforting than a deeply flavoursome spinach, pea and Parmesan soup. You can knock it up in minutes and its colour is stunning. It’s a firm favourite with the customers and when you try it you’ll know … Read More
They say that the temperature has to fall to below 15 degrees before soup becomes desirable. Sales in the café certainly reflect this theory; so much so, we don’t put soup on the menu in the summer. When autumn is upon us, however, we … Read More
Although winter hasn’t really set in, I made this soup in the café recently and it went down very well indeed. It’s a simple affair and you can play around with spices to your heart’s content. Serves 4 1 large … Read More
Apparently our bodies don’t really relish soup unless the temperature is below 18 degrees. Well, it’s that time again – dreary, relentlessly lashing down outside and I can’t think of anything nicer than a bowl of this richly deep soup … Read More