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Gnocchi with Sausage, Spinach and Peas

Once upon a time…………. a few weeks ago I was in the mood for a gooey cheesy casserole. As I’m always looking for new pasta dishes I wanted to try a gnocchi recipe. Gnocchi is a small, dumpling-like pasta common throughout the whole of Italy made with semolina flour or potatoes. You’ll probably find them…

Chicken

‘Fried’ Buttermilk Chicken Thighs

I was in the mood for good comfort food and this recipe for oven ‘fried’ chicken fitted the bill perfectly. In this recipe Ottolenghi gives the traditional fried chicken a skinny makeover by ‘frying’ the chicken in the oven. Fried-chicken-purists will be horrified reading this recipe until they try it. Then they will find out…

Indian

Paneer-stuffed aubergine in red lentil and coconut sauce

This recipe is sooooooooo good that when I discovered it, I made it 6 times in two weeks and heard nobody complaining. I know you now think I’m nuts, but I dare you to try it. I’m part of a Facebook group who is filled with fabulous home cooks who conjure up the most spectacular…

Bread

Indian Naan Bread with Coriander

Don’t you just love fresh bread? There’s no smell better than the smell of fresh bread. I try to bake all sorts of bread so we can have homemade bread for breakfast in the weekend. Every now and then I make a small batch of flatbreads for dipping into hummus or soup, or as a wrap…

Rice

Mejadra

I love all my Ottolenghi cookbooks, but Jerusalem is hands down my favourite one. I think every recipe I ever made from that cookbook is wonderful. I always tell people it’s thé best cookbook ever written. I’ve made quite a few of Ottolenghi recipes over the last couple of years and what continues to amaze…

Breakfast

Moroccan Msemmen

Nothing like certain food to unblock the floodgates of memory. Most of us have a memory of a food that takes us back to our childhood. For me, one of those foods is msemmen which we often had for breakfast when I was growing up, especially during cold and snowy winters. My mother would make…

Chicken

Orange, Thyme, & Spice Chicken Wings

Chicken wings are a popular favourite food with both kids and adults, at parties or as a week meal with some veggies. They are easy to prepare, inexpensive, and delicious and you tell me what kid (or adult) isn’t happy to eat chicken wings with his fingers? There’s something that’s just fun about eating with…

Vegetarian

Aubergine with black garlic

The mighty aubergine is not a vegetable that everyone can appreciate. I know lots and lots of people who don’t like this vegetable and refuse to give it (another) try. Aubergines come in many varieties. They can be white, yellow or purple, or even striped. It’s spongy texture and subtle taste make it very versatile…

Dessert

Cuban Flan

This flan recipe was given to me by Marian who is a dear family friend. She gave me the recipe after my kids had tasted the flan she made when we had dinner at her house and they couldn’t stop raving about it. My husband who has known Marian for many years, has been a long-time…

Quiche

Very Full Roasted Vegetable Tart

I just love a good quiche: it is a good way of eating your veggies or using up whatever leftover veggies you have in the fridge. This recipe is very forgiving and easily adaptable to any budget or preferences in veggies (mushrooms, leeks, broccoli, carrots). The only thing I would not change are the caramelized…