So I’m making use of the summer vegetables and pickling everything. I love piccalilli so thought I’d have ago at my own. The agonising part is I have to wait a month before I try it. I added extra mustard powder as I like a quick in mine. At least it will be ready for…
Category: Preserving
Spiced Garlic and Dill Pickled Radishes
It’s that time of year where I am doing batches of pickling the summer vegetables while they are still fresh. These radishes look so pretty in the jar and I have used my go to spiced recipe I use it for all sorts it is also great with courgettes. Ingredients For the Pickling Liquid Directions
Homemade Salt Beef
This recipe is amazing. I’ve made my own corned beef before but this is much better not to sound weird but you can taste the beef so much better as it doesn’t cook in the spices it is only brined in them so they are a delicate background flavour. it seems a long recipe but…
Fragrant Fridge Pickled Courgettes
All the great spring produce is starting to be available and pickling them is such a nice way to have them to hand. I love the large sliced dill pickles but they are so expensive now. As courgettes are cheap and always in abundance they are a brilliant alternative. I love the subtle flavours from…
Wild Garlic and Rocket Pesto with Cashew Nuts
Happy food dance it’s spring what does that mean WILD GARLIC at last. I always feel that winter is behind us when those gorgeous green shoots appear, the aroma is so delicious and I always make a pesto and butter. It is so easy to make you just put everything in a food processor blitz…
Whipped Marmite Butter
This is the best thing ever if you like marmite. I tried 5is in a restaurant and had to recreate it. Because it’s whipped it is so light and fluffy with the added bonus of marmite. Ingredients 50g lightly salted butter 2 tbsp marmite Directions Let the butter get to room temperature so it’s softened….
Spice and Herb Potted Wild Rabbit – Christmas Prep
So I have potted my rabbit ready to mature for Christmas. Mine made 4 jars so I ate one after a few days which tasted so delicious on toast. I have 2 jars in the fridge maturing for Christmas and gave the final jar to my parents. I first tried potted rabbit in London at…
DIY Southern Seasoning Recipe
I like the flavour of KFC but I I’m not too keen on fried food. So I decided to have a go at my own seasoning. The flavour was delicious I used mine on chicken but you could add it to almost anything. It tastes so much better than shop bought southern seasoning as the…
DIY Garam Masala Powder Recipe
This really blew my mind. I don’t know why I haven’t tried to make my own before. We used to buy garam masala from the supermarket, the smell and taste is unbelievable. I didn’t realise what it is supposed to smell like until now as the one we were buying had a very light smell…
Foraged Blackberry Vinegar Recipe
Last weekend we picked a load of blackberries on our walk back from the beach. My flavoured oils have been so good (recipe’s here) that I thought I would have a go at my own vinegar’s as I like them in salad’s. After doing some research I now realise this can be used in sweet…
Home Infused Flavoured Olive Oil – Cracked Black Pepper and Roasted Garlic
This was so easy to do and the oils taste delicious immediately with no waiting. The bonus from this recipe is you also get a jar of caramelised garlic clove’s which you can add to sauces and salads to give them an extra kick of flavour. I would never waste money on buying flavoured oils…
Hot Roasted and Smoked Potted Salmon Recipe
So our local smokery has recently started offering potted hot roasted smoked salmon. When we had our monthly visit there they had sold out in the shop but not in the cafe, as we hadn’t had lunch we thought we would eat n the cafe so I could try it. I hate to sound big…
Amazing Egg Free Mustard Mayo Recipe
I first saw this being made on an episode of Saturday Kitchen and have wanted to try it for ages. We had a bean salad where I had used a tin of cannellini beans so I reserved the liquid so I could give this a go. I was so impressed and I think it tastes…
Cumin, Fennel and Chilli Sundried Tomato Jam Recipe
This recipe is delicious with any cheese, cured meat or on its own with fresh bread (recipe here). The original recipes I found didn’t have any fennel or cumin in them, after tasting we also added chilli flakes to give it a slight kick as we love bold flavours. I would definitely recommend giving this…
Preserved Limes Recipe
With the massive success and slight addiction I have with my preserved lemons, Paulie suggested I have a go at using limes. What a brilliant idea I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of it before. They are so delicious when added to salads, tagines and fish dishes, all you need is a little bit…
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