Rich and Creamy Tomato Sauce
Even if you don’t like tomatoes most people do like a rich tomato sauce. Its worth taking the time in cooking this sauce to reach that creamy richness and give it a full flavour.
Root Ginger and Garlic
Root Ginger The other day when I was at the Market I saw these lovely fat roots of ginger. I bought a couple and on getting back home started on my root ginger attack! It is so easy to buy those expensive little jars of ginger paste which I think have half the flavour as …
Creamy Mushroom, Cider and Spinach Sauce
A quick and easy sauce, tasty and impressive enough for a last-minute dinner party.For a vegetarian dish serve with roasted halves of butternut squash and sautéed pear.
Honey roast vegetables
This dish combines root vegetables with peppers and courgettes to give a different flavour to traditional ratatouille. I often find that when you see ratatouille it is almost a stew with vegetables swimming in a tomato and oil sauce. When I spent some time in France in my teens, I was served a delicious dish …
Cream cheese and seed soda bread
I had a pot of cream cheese in my freezer – I know…. why!!? Anyway I’ve done it before and it can be used in cooking so I am always looking for new ways to use it. I tend to try it in recipes that use yogurt or creme fraiche to see what happens. So, …
Salad dressings
I love my salads but find bought dressings are very cloying and have an artificial flavour which detracts from the other ingredients. These dressings compliment a simple salad as they have sweet and slightly sharp flavours. I like to use them with a plate of rocket with some sliced smoked duck and some crispy croutons, …