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Wild Rice and Fresh Plum Salad with an Asian Dressing

Here in the uk we have the most amazing sweet plums that are in season now. I can eat them on their own and yes the juice runs down my chin. As I was given so many I had to be inventive and wanted to go down a savoury route. We had roast duck with…

Succotash Salad with Pancetta

I’d never heard of this salad before, but loved the idea of it. I love American salads and side dishes as there are SO many different areas and influences to the ingredients because of the diverse history. This was fresh, sweet, crunchy and the pancetta added another depth of flavour. Ingredients (serves 2) Directions

Air Fryer Chorizo, Halloumi and Courgette Skewers on Beetroot Hummus

I love my air fryer, I chuck most things in it. It saves electricity and needs minimal oil if any so it keeps it skinny too. I really love the even crisp and browning you get from kale crisps to skewers like this. These are classic Mediterranean flavours they remind me of holidays in the…

Potato, Roasted Tomato and Pepper Tarte Tatin

I saw an Ottolenghi recipe like this one and it looked like a real show stopper. I knew I wanted to have ago at making it myself. I was a tad nervous as I’ve seen on cooking programmes that they can be abit hit or miss when turning the tart upside down, and they are…

Roasted Tomato and Goats Cheese Tart with Tapenade

This is perfect for this bank holiday as part of a spread or starter, it can be eaten hot or cold. I had mine warm with some salad. It is such a good way to use up someof thos tomatoes that are still hanging around. I used olive tapenade as my base but pesto would…

Roasted Tomatoes Stuffed with Feta and Basil

I love stuffing vegetables, whether its peppers, courgettes and such like. When I was shopping there were these beautiful juicy tomatoes and I had some feta knocking around in the fridge so bought them. They were delicious. You get the sweetness from the tomato,saltiness from the feta and bite from the spring onion. Ingredients (serves…

Zaatar Baked Eggs in a Tomato Sauce

I love eggs but my husband doesn’t eat them like this. He will only eat them if they are an ingredient in a cake or something. My friend is Israeli and she goes home n the summer. Kindly she brings me back zaatar and oregano. It tastes so good I add it to so much…

Bacon and Sun Blushed Tomatoes on a Rocket, Parsley and Chive Salad

I am really enjoying chives in everything at the moment but particulary in salads. My other addidction this summer are sun blushed tomatoes, they are so delicious and juicy. A certain 4 lettered blue and yellow german supermarket sell the best ones in my opinion in their deli area. Air fryer bacon is also the…

Cod En Papillote with New Potatoes and Tomatoes

When I first started cooking en papillote was one the first fish dishes I tried as I felt comfortable with it as it was in a bag and cooked itself in the oven. It is so tasty and you can anything under the fish, fennel, vegetables rice etc. I am so glad I did it…

Egg, Asparagus and Rocket Salad with a Mustard Dressing

So its asparagus season, yes! I’m so lucky as I live on the border of East Sussex and Kent. I have 2 asparagus farms within 10-15 minutes. This means I will be living off asparagus for the next month. The asparagus farm I go to has different grades, so you can get wonky ones for…

Tomato Salsa with Wild Garlic Pesto and Capers

I went foraging for wild garlic and made a big batch of pesto. So I am using it in everything at the moment this was really tasty as garlic and tomatoes go so well together. I stayed on the Mediterranean theme by adding the capers and red wine vinegar. It did need a crunch so…

Baked Cauliflower in a Tomato Sauce with a Feta Topping

This was my veggie dinner this week and it was delicious. I usually make cauliflower cheese but I’m going on holiday in a couple of weeks so needed something skinnier. Dishes like this make you realise that veggie dishes aren’t bland they are yummy and really flavoursome. It was nice and easy to make too…

BLT Salad with Pecans and a Mustard Dressing

I love bacon, lettuce and tomato. As it’s winter I decided to use sun dried tomatoes instead of fresh and added some pecans for some crunch. It’s a slightly odd combination but was very yummy none the less. The mustard dressing made it nice and zingy. Ingredients (serves 2) For the Salad For the Dressing…

Marinated Sea Bass Fillets with a Tomato, Olive and Caper Sauce

I think sea bass is one of my favourite fishes as it cooks so quickly and tastes so yummy. I decided to go for the Mediterranean vibe on this recipe. I know it sounds weird but it felt healthy eating it. The flavours are so yummy and I literally drank the liquid that was left…

Leftover Chicken and Chickpea Indian Curry

I love getting creative with leftovers. This time I went down the Indian curry route. It was delicious with all the spices. The chicken stayed nice and moist and the chickpeas bulked it out nicely. Ingredients Directions