The excellent, award winning, 48 & 60 month Lithuanian Džiugas cheeses, and Germanto cheese cubes are now available in the UK. Sponsored post: I received samples of the cheeses to review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Lithuanian cheeses, Džiugas and Germanto, are produced in Telšiai, one of the oldest cities in…
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Puy Lentil Salad
This delicious and satisfying Puy lentil salad is a great make ahead dish and takes just 25 minutes to prepare. This dish has a wonderful mixture of complementing flavours, with different textures. My kids love Puy lentils and this is a family favourite. It is perfect as a light meal, in a lunch-box, or as…
Easy Giardiniera Rice Salad
Perfect for the summer, this popular Italian rice salad is great for picnics and lunch-boxes and is super quick and easy to make. Disclaimer: This is recipe is sponsored by Ciao Gusto. All reviews and opinions expressed in this post are my own. Insalata di Riso (rice salad) is a popular Italian summer time dish….
An Evening with Comté Cheese
A look at one of the world’s most popular cooking cheeses, and recipes to try. I was delighted to attend an evening of cheese tasting and cooking with Comte Cheese UK at the Central Street Cookery School in the City of London. The evening began with a very informative talk on the production of Comté…
Avocado with Tuna and Jalapeños
Forget the mayo, these healthy avocado halves stuffed with a tuna and jalapeño mix are seriously additive, and only take 5 minutes to prepare! These avocado halves are so tasty and easy to put together in no time at all! They are perfect for a healthy, low-carb/keto snack or light meal, and are so satisfying,…
Mini Banana Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting
These mini banana cupcakes are soft and moist, with a most delicious cream cheese frosting – its hard to stop at just one! Banana cupcakes I always make sure we have plenty of bananas in the house for our forever-snacking teenagers. But once in a while, we end up with a few over-ripe ones. These…
Cucumber and Onion Raita
A perfect cooling accompaniment to almost any spicy main course. This 3-step raita can be enjoyed as a side dish or dip. A cooling raita is a staple in most types of Indian cuisine. This easy raita recipe takes just 5 minutes to prepare in 3 easy steps. NicoleBrowse my site for traditional Indian &…
Nut free Pesto
This nut free pesto is rich, creamy and simply wonderful! It is quick and easy to prepare, and uses a special ingredient! A freshly made pesto sauce is simply delicious, and the aroma it creates in the kitchen is heavenly! NicoleBrowse my site for traditional Indian & Italian recipes, read about great ingredients, and get…
Panzanella
A simple rustic summer dish, this tasty Panzanella is perfect as a light lunch or picnics. Panzanella is not only a popular summer dish in Florence, but throughout central Italy. Over the next couple of days (in mid-August), Lamoli, and Onelli small towns in Italy, will celebrate the Sagra della panzanella! In Monterotondo, Lazio it is…
Blueberry and Blackcurrant Mule
A deliciously refreshing mocktail, using Belvoir Fruit farms cordial and ginger beer. This non-alcoholic Blueberry & Blackcurrant Mule was our favourite, from an evening with Belvoir Fruit Farms, trying various mixes, cordials and pressés. The Disappearing Dining Club showed us how to prepare this mix. NicoleBrowse my site for traditional Indian & Italian recipes, read about great…
Chewy soft sugar cookies
This simple recipe makes delicious soft and chewy sugar cookies in 20 minutes. These drop cookies are so quick and easy to make; just 10 minutes to make the cookie dough, drop them on the tray, and 8 minutes to bake. They can be baked straight away as they don’t require chilling and there is…
Mrs Elswood Southern Frickles & Sriracha Aioli
We can’t get enough of frickles! Tangy pickles, coated in a delicious light batter and dipped in a spicy aioli! Celebrating National Picnic week (15-24th June 2018) here in the UK, the good folk over at Mrs Elswood sent over some pickles and this yummy recipe for Frickles! Listed on menus from MEATliquor to Duck…
Zucchini frittata
Zucchini frittata is a perfect summer dish – delicious served warm or at room temperature. Frittata in Italian means fried, and it is somewhere between an omelette and a Spanish tortilla. Enjoyed throughout Italy, frittata is served for antipasto, as a light meal and as a popular picnic food – it is absolutely delicious in a sandwich! It is quick and easy to…
Kladdkaka – Swedish chocolate cake
This 7 ingredient chocolate cake with chewy edges & soft rich, gooey centre, takes only 25 minutes to make! What is Kladdkaka Kladdkaka is absolutely delicious! It means sticky cake in Swedish and is very popular for fika. (In Swedish culture, Fika is part of everyday life, where people make time to get together over a coffee and pastry or…
Italian Tomato Sauce
This classic fragrant & flavourful Italian tomato sauce is the base for many Italian recipes. This delicious tomato sauce (Sugo al Pomodoro), is perfect for many Italian dishes such as pasta, pizza, Melanzane Parmigiana, and many more. The combination of tomato with garlic and basil is such a classic one in Italian cuisine. NicoleBrowse my site…
Roasted Beets with Carrot, Stilton & Sultanas
This colourful roasted beet salad is super tasty and nutrient rich. It is sweet and tangy, crunchy and creamy, and satisfying! Delicious flavours and wonderful textures are why this salad is just so popular. The soft, earthy caramalized beets, crunchy raw carrots, and juicy sultanas are balanced perfectly by the creamy white Stilton and tangy…
Simple Quinoa Salad
This tasty salad is easy to make and packed with vitamins and minerals! Perfect for a light lunch or as a refreshing side. Quinoa has recently been ‘rediscovered’ as an important staple and superfood*. NicoleBrowse my site for traditional Indian & Italian recipes, read about great ingredients, and get handy tips for working in the…
Khaman dhokla
Light and fluffy, this tasty Gujarati snack made from chickpea flour is protein rich and takes just 20 minutes to make from scratch. Once considered to be a regional delicacy, Dhokla is now a popular snack throughout India. NicoleBrowse my site for traditional Indian & Italian recipes, read about great ingredients, and get handy tips…
Pulled Beef Wraps
These pulled beef wraps are full of flavour, and make a delicious snack! If you have some leftover roast beef, you can whip up this mouth-watering snack in minutes! NicoleBrowse my site for traditional Indian & Italian recipes, read about great ingredients, and get handy tips for working in the kitchen. Also, check out my…
Chocolate Dipped Strawberries
Juicy fresh strawberries coated in a deliciously rich, smooth and silky chocolate coating. Perfect for a special occasion! It was in the 1960’s that a lady named Lorraine Lorusso, had an idea. She worked in a small gourmet store in Chicago, called the Stop n’ Shop. One day, she dipped some fresh strawberries in chocolate,…
Baked kale with parmesan
Baked kale is crispy and tender, garnished with parmesan, it makes a healthy, easy and tasty side or snack. Kale has been popular as far back as the 4th century BC, when the Ancient Greeks used it for medicinal purposes. It was also commonly enjoyed in Europe throughout the Middle Ages. Now, easily available in…
Red lentil dal: masoor dal tadka
This easy red lentil dal is healthy, full of flavour and delicious with steamed rice. Masoor dal tadka is a popular dal in India and one of the easiest to make. The tadka (tempering), is a combination of Indian spices which are fried and immediately poured over the lentils to infuse the flavours. NicoleBrowse my…
Chimichurri sauce
This addictive sauce from Argentina makes a wonderful marinade for grilled meats, or a tasty dressing to drizzle over anything from fish to vegetables and salads. Originally from Argentina, this sauce is popular throughout South America where it is prepared in slightly different ways. There are two types of chimichurri – this is the chimichurri…
Masala tea
Spicy and soothing, this masala tea is perfect for the colder months, and as a digestive aid after a heavy meal. Masala tea is popular in India for breakfast, during monsoon or in cooler weather. NicoleBrowse my site for traditional Indian & Italian recipes, read about great ingredients, and get handy tips for working in…
Broccoli Cheese Soup
This 20 minute low-carb broccoli & stilton cheese soup is creamy and delicious, it is wonderful comfort food for winter, and perfect as a starter or a light meal. This broccoli cheese soup is wonderful for those cold, chilly days. NicoleBrowse my site for traditional Indian & Italian recipes, read about great ingredients, and get…
Spicy shrimp pasta
A tasty spicy shrimp pasta, with a rich garlic tomato sauce! A perfect weeknight dinner! This is a perfect weeknight dinner as it only requires a handful of ingredients, and is ready in just 15 minutes. The flavours of this dish come together beautifully – tender shrimps in a rich, spicy, garlicky tomato sauce. The textures…
Kheer
This kheer is rich and creamy, with a light cardamom flavour. Kheer is a popular Indian dessert made with rice, milk and sugar. It is similar to rice pudding but not as thick. NicoleBrowse my site for traditional Indian & Italian recipes, read about great ingredients, and get handy tips for working in the kitchen….
Quick kheer recipe
This 10 minute kheer recipe turns leftover plain rice into a delicious dessert! One cup of leftover rice makes this quick and delicious dessert. NicoleBrowse my site for traditional Indian & Italian recipes, read about great ingredients, and get handy tips for working in the kitchen. Also, check out my restaurant reviews for some great…
Chocolate cardamom pudding
This 15 minute, egg-free chocolate pudding is silky smooth with a sophisticated cardamom flavour. The chocolate and cardamom work wonderfully well together. Cardamom is one of those spices which work incredibly well in sweet and savoury dishes. Popular in Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine – and in Sweden where it is used in cakes, pastries, to flavour drinks and…
Jiralu masala powder
This 2-step Jiralu masala powder adds a perfect zing when sprinkled over yogurt or potato dishes. Use it to jazz up your french fries! Salty and tangy, Jiralu delivers a wonderful mix of flavours to yogurt dishes, such as raita, rotis, Khakhras (crispy flatbread), salads or potatoes such as this Aloo mattar . In fact, go ahead…
