Category Archives: SP Recipes : SAVOURY
BEEF STROGANOFF
BEEF STROGANOFF {Бефстроганов, Befstróganov} A great Russian beef recipe! “Don’t always listen to your husband but always listen to your BUTCHER!” This is what I was told on Saturday after finding Olivier in the butcher shop. He had ventured in with … Continue reading
KIP'S HANDMADE SLICED HAM
You can really taste the bay leaves, juniper berries and cider in the ham, which shaves perfectly into paper thin slices, just wonderful in a sandwich. Continue reading
BROCCOLI BASIL CREAM SOUP
A recipe for sumptuous cream of broccoli soup with basil cream Continue reading
AVOCADO, GOATS CHEESE & QUINOA SALAD Recipe
Quinoa – simply delicious, with a little crunch and nutty flavour, add to that chunks of ripe avocado, pieces of creamy goats cheese, some garlicky pesto and toasted pine nuts, and you have a great salad! Continue reading
PESTO
Quick and easy homemade pesto recipe, made with fresh basil leaves, crushed garlic, parmesan cheese and pine nuts. Continue reading
TOFU & SWISS CHARD Recipe
Tofu & Swiss chard recipe: a delicious blend of the white, crunchy, slightly sweet part of the swiss chard, with the slightly more bitter leaves, and tofu sautéd with black sesame seeds and garlic! Continue reading
PUMPKIN SOUP
PUMPKIN SOUP It is pumpkin season again! I hadn’t quite realised to what extent until last weekend when we were driving through the Swiss countryside and came across huge stalls of every size, shape and colour of pumpkin imaginable. The food bells went off in my head … Continue reading
CREPE Recipe
Russian crêpes – I used to think that a crêpe was a crêpes was a crêpe. That was until Katya made me her Russian recipe. While the basic ingredients are the same – flour, eggs, milk and butter, the taste … Continue reading
TABOULE / Tabbouleh
Taboule (tabbouleh, tabouli ) – is an easy recipe for when you don’t feel like cooking! Or when you don’t have time to cook, or when you have a big group coming over, or if, like my brother, you don’t … Continue reading
SALMON TERIYAKI
SALMON TERIYAKI Teriyaki sauce is a traditional Japanese sauce that became popular in Western cultures, long before sushi became the ambasador of Japanese cuisine! If you are like me it is something you have often ordered in restaurants or bought in Japanese food … Continue reading
