Passover, Intrepid foodies style
Any occasion where exciting and different food is cooked, eaten and experienced with great company is a good one in our book, and Passover or Pesach as we say it…
Category: Recipes
Orange blossom, almond and semolina cake
Up until very lately we hadn’t been much interested in baking in our household, as we don’t have that great a sweet tooth. But recently, we’ve been doing more and…
Summer’s day summer rolls
Herby parcels of wonderfulness, summer rolls are just what you need on a sunny summer’s day. So when we had not one but two mother’s round today for mother’s day…
Balkan shakshuka
Shakshuka is a beautiful dish of North African origins, basically consisting of baked eggs in a rich, spiced tomato sauce. My love affair with this dish goes back to my…
Mini veggie filo quiches
Now our new kitchen is all ready (joy!) we’re spending pretty much every weekend cooking for friends and family in our home. Veggie food is currently my passion as it’s…
Bright beetroot butterbean dip
It’s cold and rainy outside (well it certainly is here in Manchester!) so here’s something quick, easy, healthy and wonderfully colourful to brighten up your day. This is the first of…
Ginger soy salmon with edamame sesame salad
There aren’t many easy balanced healthy dinners you can whip up in half an hour (despite what some chefs say) but this truly is one of them. When I want…
Steak tagliata
My love of Italian food knows no bounds. It’s simple and ingredient reliant style makes it great for a chilled night when you just can’t be bothered to do any…
Fish tacos with homemade tortillas
This dish is quite popular at the moment and for very good reason. I can’t get enough of fresh Mexican flavours, the pickle of jalapeños, the heat of chilli, the…
Beautiful beetroot salad
It’s only just started feeling wintry and already I’m missing summer. So when the sun shone this weekend, I made this and imagined it was still August. It worked…til the…