End of Season Chutney
It is very difficult to know what to do with the few unripened tomatoes at the end of the season,...
Guacamole
You can buy guacamole in the shops and, to be honest, it’s ok. But there is nothing, literally nothing, like...
Sweetcorn Fritters
Sweetcorn fritters are just the ultimate lunchtime snack. Tasty, slightly spicy and so easy to make they’re on the table...
Tumbet
Tumbet is a Mallorcan dish that is similar (a bit) to ratatouille but, in our opinion better because it has...
Hot & Spicy Rhubarb Chutney
Shop bought chutney can be quite sweet and sickly in our opinion. Chutney is something that just works with so...
Vegetable Stew with Lentils
This is a really simple vegan stew that is actually quite delicious. When you want that winter warming feeling, this...
Chilli Paste
Chilli paste is one of those essential things that one should have in one’s kitchen. We are always scrabbling around...
Channa Dhal
Channa Dhal is one of our most favourite dhals from India. We first had it in Jaipur and have been...
Roti
Many people think Rotis and Chapatis are the same thing. We don’t! Rotis are softer and, in our opinion, a...
Vegetable Stock
Putting a stock on the website seems a little unneccessary but actually not many people make stock anymore. We don’t...
Stem Ginger in Syrup
Now, if you like stem ginger you’re going to love this! There’s no point in going halves either, if you’re...
Pickled Onions
We love pickled onions! Couple a pickled onion with a ploughman’s lunch or maybe with some cold meats after Christmas...
Vegetable Spring Rolls
We like spring rolls but often find those from the Chinese takeaway to be a bit too greasy. We started...
Curry Sauce
This is a bit of a weird one really. It isn’t a sauce that you would use on its own...
Tarka Dhal
No Indian meal would be the same without a dal. Dal is spelled in so many different ways, Dal, Daal,...
Gazpacho
Gazpacho is a wonderfully flavourful cold soup from Spain. Typically it is a peasant dish that uses up stale bread...
Chole
This is a very common street food dish in the streets of Delhi. Usually it is served with a bread...
Rice and Peas
This is a very Caribbean dish. We went to Cuba a few years ago and that is quite literally what...
Leek and Potato Soup
This simple yet delicious leek and potato soup recipe is a one that we make and eat on a very...
Rhubarb, Redcurrant and Ginger Chutney
Now this is a bit of an odd one since it is not actually a recipe for a chutney that...
Ratatouille
This recipe comes from The Complete Robuchon and is one of the best ratatouille recipes we have ever seen. It...
Arrabiata Sauce
This has got to be one of the simplest sauces ever but it is one of the most tasty too!...
Chimichurri Sauce
This is a great sauce to go with almost any meat. We used it on a barbecue where we marinated...
Redcurrant & Onion Relish
We needed to deal with a glut of redcurrant and so looked for a recipe of something different to do...
Malka Daal
It seems that there are many ways of spelling the word Daal. Dhal, Dal, Daal, Dahl are amongst many others....
Mango, Tomato and Onion Salad
This is such a simple salad, but it really works and is delicious! It is, like many dishes we love,...
Coconut and Lime Sorbet
We had some coconut milk left over from when we made a delicious chicken satay meal and wanted to use...
Rhubarb & Ginger Jam
We had rather a surfeit of rhubarb this year and wanted to do something different with it. We use it...
Spicy Mango Chutney
We had some really nice Alfonso mangos recently and didn’t quite know what to do with them. We decided that...
Burger Relish
This was listed on a website as an authentic Wimpy relish recipe. We don’t think that’s right and, as ever,...