Strawberry Flan This is based on an Erdbeer-Biskuit-Kuchen recipe from a German fruit flan cookbook. I was given the book during a recent trip to Germany by our hosts during ‘Kaffee und Kuchen’ (traditional coffee and cake social just after lunch).
Pappardelle with Parma Ham Another ‘leftover’ from an Easter anti pasto and another recipe worth posting.
Roasting Tomatoes Roasting tomatoes is a useful technique for adding sweetness and depth of flavour to tomatoes.
Quick Lasagne with Tuna and Sliced Vegetables This is one of the best things I have made. A moment of serendipity, just when you can’t imagine what to cook, something rather good comes out of nowhere…
Beetroot Salad You can’t go wrong with beetroot and goats cheese – so I make no apologies for another version of this tasty combo.
Kohlrabi Asian Salad Kohlrabi has a faint taste of coconut. It’s crisp and crunchy, so I thought it would be perfect in an Asian salad.
Monk fish and Prawn Methi, Marsoor Dal, Lemon and Chana Dal Pilaf with Paratha and Chutneys A dinner to remember!
Corned Beef & Hash Corned beef has been an essential food for centuries, does it really deserve such a bad press?
Rhubarb Crumble – Deconstructed Rhubarb is brilliant – it’s got a silly name, it’s vegetable that tastes like fruit, and its pink! My ‘deconstructed’ crumble keeps the shape and the beautiful colour of the rhubarb and transforms a homely pud into a something special.
Celeriac and Cyprus Potato Gratin Celeriac and potatoes have a wonderful affinity, but the real delight of this recipe Cyprus potatos – their nutty taste and texture is perfect in a gratin.
Roast Haunch of Venison with Roast Vegetables Venison is a rich, lean, healthy and very tasty meat. A small haunch cooks very quickly and is a great alternative to beef.
Five-Spice Glazed Gammon with Five-Spice Sauce Pete always liked my Asian-flavoured sweet glazed ham. So here is a version based on five-spice flavourings.
Biscotti Eight Ways I made eight flavours of biscotti as Christmas gifts. A bit mad, but lots of fun. The photo shows the hazelnut, orange and chocolate, and chocolate and chocolate flavour – the rest were eaten!