roast butternut squash salad with pomegranate and tahini dressing

roast butternut squash salad with pomegranate and tahini dressing A spicy, sweet and sour roasted squash salad topped with tangy cheese, cru...

urap: indonesian cooked vegetable salad with coconut and lime dressing

urap: indonesian cooked vegetable salad with coconut and lime dressing It's that time of year when you start wondering about what to wea...

halloumi tikka (squeaky cheese in a spicy yogurt marinade!)

grilled halloumi tikka This year's BBQ season was somewhat short-lived, which is a bit of shame as I didn't have many opportunities ...

salmon and blackberry salad with blackberry dressing

salmon and blackberry salad with blackberry dressing I had this glorious Chinese-style blackberry sauce on a piece of salmon recently. It...

Goat's cheese and blackberry salad with blackberry vinaigrette

Goat's cheese and blackberry salad with blackberry vinaigrette I live a simpler life these days. Part of it is a case of cutting my coa...

a zesty beluga lentil and roasted tomato salad with herbs

a zesty beluga lentil and roasted tomato salad with herbs I love the taste and texture of beluga (black) lentils , so-called for their suppo...

too hot to cook? zhejiang "drunken" chicken is the solution

Zheijang "drunken" chicken The only downside of having a kitchen that faces south is that during the hot weather it can approach f...

fresh coconut and coriander chutney

coconut and coriander chutney One of my favourite chutneys or relishes is this one to accompany curries or dosas. Fresh and nutty, it zings ...

summer garden rice salad with preserved lemon dressing

summer garden rice salad with preserved lemon dressing I have to confess that I approach rice salads with caution. I think it is because the...

roasted carrots with crème fraîche and harissa dressing

roasted carrots with crème fraîche and harissa dressing It's June in England, where we are caught in that strange limbo over what to ea...

chargrilled asparagus with tomato, mint, chilli and lemon dressing

chargrilled asparagus with tomato, mint, chilli and lemon dressing Yikes! Time is running out; the British asparagus season is so damned sh...

sambal belacan

sambal belacan I have mentioned before my love of sambal , a spicy chilli condiment hailing from Malaysia and Indonesia. In the past year or...

basic thai red curry paste

a basic Thai red curry paste While Thai red curry paste seems to be a universal of chilli-spiced Thai pastes, there are actually several di...

the gentle heart of a recipe: hilda leyel's salad of mint leaves and beans

hilda leyel's salad of mint leaves and beans Whenever I can, I like to wallow in old cookbooks. It both comforts and relaxes me; I enjoy...

spanish moorish skewers: pinchos morunos

pinchos morunos (Spanish Moorish skewers) No country or its people particularly like being invaded by another, unless I suppose it is by fri...

nasturtium pesto

nasturtium pesto My neighbourhood was a riot of colourful nasturtiums, that have self-seeded in any nook and cranny they can find. It was a ...

nutty beetroot, nashi pear and carrot salad

nutty beetroot, nashi pear and carrot salad Salads don't have to be boring. I feel a spot of singing coming on; "all things bright ...

malaysian chicken satay

malaysian chicken satay Campbell Road in downtown Kuala Lumpur in the 1970s was where the best hawker food was. It was where my father and I...