Gratin of Cabbage and Lentils
A versatile mix of cabbage and lentils that can be served as a vegetarian main course or a tasty side dish to fish or meat.
Vegetables
Conserva de Cenouras
A Traditional Portuguese appetiser. These wonderfully tasty marinated carrots, flavoured with cider vinegar and a hint of garlic, can be made up to 3 days beforehand.
Sweetcorn Fritters
I’ve tried a few recipes for sweetcorn fritters and this one is definitely the best so far. You can use fresh or tinned corn and have them from pan to table in under 10 minutes.
Coriander and Lime Potatoes
One of the best meals I tasted when I was traveling around the Yucatan a couple of years ago was in a small cafe on the main street in Tulum. The cafe was towards the end of the street away from the tourist eateries. Definitely a local restaurant serving local people, a little on the [...]
A Vegetarian Menu
I had some friends around for dinner last night.They are fish eating vegetarians but for a change, instead of playing safe and cooking salmon like I usually do when I have fish eating vegetarians round for dinner, I decided to cook something totally veggie. I’d had this recipe of Delia’s knocking around for sometime and [...]
Clafoutis aux Pommes
Any one who’s followed this blog may have formed the idea that I might be just a little bit partial to clafouti. These wonderful French desserts are a delicious mixture of fruit baked in custard that sets into a kind of wobbly, pastryless tart.I have made them with raspberries, plums and cherries and now apple [...]
Smokey Potatoes
I have to admit the first time I tried this potato dish I bought it ready prepared from a supermarket. It does go against the grain for me to buy prepacked foods but I was on holiday and my cooking facilities were pretty limited. This was one of the few occasions where I'm glad I [...]
Braised Red Cabbage Chinese-Style
Perfect for a Halloween or Bonfire night supper. This is a quick and really tasty way of cooking red cabbage. It makes a great accompaniment to belly pork or sausages, just serve with some creamy mashed potatoes. BRAISED RED CABBAGE CHINESE-STYLEServes 6-8 INGREDIENTS:1 large red cabbage, finely shredded1 red chilli, deseeded and choppedlarge piece fresh [...]
Rumbledethumps with Horseradish
A tasty vegetable dish from the Scottish borders that is very similar to the Irish recipe colcannon. There are many variations, some with cheese and onions but the base is always potato and cabbage.This recipe comes from Somerfield and with the addition of horseradish sauce it makes a great accompaniment to sausages and lamb chops.Oh [...]
Roast Squash, Butter beans and Spinach
An interesting and tasty vegetable dish from BBC good food with a Moroccan twist. Mildly spiced with harissa it makes a great accompaniment to Huddersfield hash or Sticky spatchcocked poussin. ROAST SQUASH, BUTTER BEANS AND SPINACHServes 4-6 INGREDIENTS:2.2 lb (1 kg) butternut squash, peeled and seeded8 shallots, peeled and halved lengthways2 tbsp olive oil + [...]
