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Oct 9, 2022

Miso Sweet Potato with Eggs

I'm not sure exactly where this one came from. Perhaps from my cookbook Eggs by Michel Roux which features poached egg on creamy mashed...

Jun 14, 2022

Carrot Pickles

I made pickles for the first time in the autumn. Bread and butter (sweet) cucumber pickles and spiced beetroot pickles. I made each a...

Feb 17, 2022

Cured Egg Yolks

These are essentially just salted egg yolks. The salt sucks all the moisture out by osmosis, and leaves the yolk hard and preserved. You...

Jan 25, 2022

Roast Pepper Dip

We were having a games night with some friends recently, so I decided to make nachos, as an easy finger-food nibble. Instead of fully...

Oct 5, 2021

Lemon and Garlic Chicken Ravioli in a Lemon and Honey Chilli Sauce

My sister asked me for four different ravioli ideas for her to make for a dinner with friends, two vegetarian and two meaty. Being me, I...

Sep 29, 2021

Chow Mein

I don't know where this craving came from, but I recently decided I wanted chow mein. Something with lots of veg and lots of flavour....

Jul 29, 2021

Tomato Ketchup

When I posted my home made mayo recipes a while back, a friend asked me for a ketchup recipe. It's been a little while coming, for which...

Jun 1, 2021

Carrot and Ginger Salad

We had leftover Broccoli and Fennel Tart for lunch, but not enough of it for a whole meal. We are going away for the weekend so I wanted...

Mar 30, 2021

Fenugreek and Sweet Potato Curry

This is an adaptation of a friend's fenugreek chicken recipe. His fenugreek chicken, back when we were living in South Africa, was the...

Mar 28, 2021

Sicilian Spaghetti

This is another Hubby recipe, and it came out beautifully, so I figured he could guest star on this post. I am also very grateful as he...

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