Rhubarb and oats, the best combination ever. There are so many variations, just add strawberries or gooseberries, pears or berries and sweeten naturally with Sweet Ciseley, a really useful herb that you can happily grow at home. Rhubarb Crumble Wash and chop a few stalks of rhubarb into 1" lengths and put in an oven [...]
Given to me by my friend Vanessa, but adapted over time, a handy dish, always popular and enjoyed just as well as a side or main dish. 1 Cauliflower & 1 Head brocoli cut into florets cooked till just tender. 250gms brown basmati rice (I like to add a handful of wild rice too) marigold [...]
This is the fluffiest, lightest hummus and tastes fabulous! 200gms of dried chickpeas - soaked for 24hrs in masses of clean water, drain and boil for one and a half hours before using, or use 400gms of canned chickpeas if you are in a hurry) 6 tbsp of Tahini 1.5tsps of bicarbonate of soda Juice [...]
Effective and simple, my favourite combination! Red Peppers Bulb Fennel Passata Ground Fennel Seeds & Gournd Cumin Cut Fennel bulbs in wedges, blanch (immerse in boiling water for three minutes), leave to cool. Cut peppers perfectly in half stalk and all, remove seeds and arrange in a dish cut side up. Then fill each pepper [...]
Ok this couldnt be simpler: Just take some metal skewers and some spuds, skewer the spuds and carefully cut them right round the skewer in a continuous spiral - be careful to go right to the skewer all the time, then eek them out along the skewer, lay in a bowl and drizzle with flax [...]
250g Pearl Barley One Butternut Squash - in 1cm cubes 2 large red onions - chopped in fine wedges Capers Jar of pitted black Olives Jar of sundried tomatoes - chopped a handful of pumkin seeds 1 tbsp capers lots of shopped fresh basil For the dressing: 1tbsp Balsalmic, 3tbsp Olive oil, 1tsp dijon or [...]
Auntie Beryl's Mediterranean Salad A firm favourite with everyone! 2oz brown sugar 5 tbps currants 1 clove of garlic salt and pepper simmer the above in a pan with 1/4pt water for five minutes 1lb aubergine 4 fl oz olive oil 8oz of onions finely sliced 2-3 lemons and 4 peppers finely sliced sprinkle the [...]
2 Aubergines 2 Heads of fennel 2 Large pointy or otherwise red peppers 2 Red onions A few tablespoons of olive oil A good double handful of greens of your choice - baby spinach/chopped onion tops (my summer favourite ingredient - nick the tops off the onions as they are growing taste wonderful and stops [...]
Perfect for the weekend BBQ or lunchtime treat (a good way to fill a rainy morning) - make yourself some of these cute little Breadhogs - its just our basic bread recipe shaped into these gorgeous little guys. They look wonderful stacked up looking out of a bread basket too! 550gms Strong bread flour [...]
