Tag Archives: Food
Lemon chicken
Easy chicken recipe, with fresh lemon & sumac for a fragrant dish in minutes Continue reading
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
OATMEAL
OATMEAL An unctuous, warm, stick to your ribs breakfast cereal, made from an easy recipe that can be thrown together in a matter of minutes and eaten with a vartiety of spices, fruits, nuts or just brown sugar. With all … Continue reading
FIG JAM
FIG JAM – While I was in England I also managed to fit in a little jam making, and not just any jam making, but fig jam, my favourite. As luck would have it my uncle had made friends with one of … 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
