I wouldn’t have ever said I was all that keen on granola. I tried. I bought several types of over the years and after a couple of hesitant bowls it usually finds its way to the back of the larder until I feel it has been open for far too long to be salvageable and…
Category: Mains
Arancini (Risotto Balls)
Like most parents, I am on a perpetual quest to find food my children will eat. Not just food out of a tin or bags from the freezer, but food which is healthy and I feel I would like to eat. I cannot tell you how many recipes I have slaved over only to find…
Butternut Squash & Hazelnut Tart
Tart or pie? By some definitions this is clearly a pie. For me it is a tart. I always went with the rule that if it doesn’t have a pastry lid then it was a tart. Although… my argument quickly falls short when you look at Pecan Pie or Pumpkin pie! Regardless, I have made…
Chickpea Kale Hotpot (Soup)
This is really very similar to my Chickpea and Spinach soup, however this one is completely vegetarian. I often do make the other one without the Chorizo, but I wanted to make one specifically without chorizo and which still had that same depth of flavour. Changing around the spinach for Cavalo Nero Kale was a…
Harak Osba’o (Sami Tamimi ‘s Damascus-Style Lentil Noodle Stew)
Ever since a chance encounter with the amazing Ottolenghi deli/restaurant in London, a few years back, I have been a little obsessed with the duo behind it, Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi. I don’t know if it has anything to do with my Mediterranean background or just my love for great food. I have several…
Sweet Potato Black Bean Enchiladas
When I first got invited to join Pinterest I quickly started soaking up all the amazing looking pictures of food. I came across this recipe pretty early on in my feed and was completely taken in! It took me a while to give it a try, but I was not disappointed once I did. I…
Easy Green Smoothie
I have been on a quest to find a green smoothie which is palatable to my kids, but which also makes me feel like they are getting a few extra greens in their system. Finally, I seem to have cracked it! It has enough greens to make me feel happy, and not enough to make…
Lentil Stew with Spinach and Potatoes
We used to have some lovely neighbours from Iran who would occasionaly send over some amazing home cooked meals for us. One which stood out for me was a lentil stew seasoned with mint. It was just delicious and with fresh crusty rolls from our local bakery, we would scrape our bowls clean. I had…
Japanese Curry with Carrots, Potato and Sweet Potato
One of the most amazing things about having lived in Vancouver, is the access to the diverse Asian foods. Whilst living there, I was also really lucky to have an amazing foodie friend to help me navigate my way, she was of Hong Kong Chinese decent. She was one of the most adventurous people I…
Maple-Mustard Sausages
For a time, when I was living in London, I helped out a friend by taking a few shifts in her lovely, cornflower blue food shop in South Kensington. In addition to her successful catering business, she ran a lovely food shop which was popular with the locals. The window was filled with platters of…
Blue Cheese Burgers
I love barbecued food. Eating al fresco, even drinking al fresco, has got to be one of my favourite things. In my early 20’s I was living in Vancouver. My first flat was on the 8th floor with a balcony overlooking the harbour. The flat itself was tiny, where the balcony was almost the same…
Asparagus Tortilla (Spanish Omelet)
When the asparagus season arrives I am always reminded of my time living in Spain. I went to live there in my early twenties, to indulge in my family heritage and spend some time with my paternal grandparents (my Abuelos). My Abuelos had some horticultural land nearby Valencia and they would grow their own asparagus,…
The Food Obsessive 