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…
Spring Recipes
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….
The Best Potato Salad
This potato salad is a must have at any barbecue or picnic, and is ideal for lunch-boxes. With several layers of flavours such as tangy, salty & sweet and a texture that is creamy, crunchy and fluffy – it’s the best potato salad! Everyone needs a great potato salad for the summer! This is our…
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…
Orange & Almond Cake
Using only a few ingredients this deliciously rich, moist and aromatic flourless cake, has an intense fresh orange flavour, and is an all time classic. This recipe is from Claudia Roden’s ‘A Book of Middle Eastern Food’, first published in 1968. Roden explains that it was popular amongst the Sephardic Jews who brought it to…
The Ultimate Guide to Beets
Why you should love beets! Find the best beet recipes, plus tips on how to grow, select and store them. Truly embrace beets! Are you a beet lover or do you detest them? Perhaps you’ve never tried them before. Read on to find out why you absolutely should add beets to your diet, and some recipes you will…
Easy Banana Bread
Use up those ripe bananas with this wonderful easy banana bread which is moist and full of flavour. Your home will smell delicious! It is difficult to know what teenagers will eat – sometimes bananas last barely a few hours in the fruit bowl, and at times they are barely noticed and ignored till they…
Baingan bharta
A popular Punjabi dish made with eggplant roasted on an open flame for a smoked flavour, then mashed and combined with spices. It is perfect served with warm rotis for a light meal, as a side or dip. Baingan bharta is a popular North Indian dish. Baingan is eggplant/aubergine/brinjal and bharta means mashed. It…
Ricciarelli
Ricciarelli are traditional Italian cookies made at Easter and Christmas time. These delicious soft, chewy cookies are made with almond flour, so they are perfect for a gluten free diet. These wonderful cookies are quite simple to make. NicoleBrowse my site for traditional Indian & Italian recipes, read about great ingredients, and get handy tips…
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 &…
Potato and broccoli frittata
Perfect for a light lunch or in a sandwich, this frittata is tasty, healthy and very easy to make! Potato and broccoli frittata is a delicious comfort food, made with ingredients you probably already have in your kitchen. It is highly nutritious, packed with vitamins and minerals, and absolutely satisfying. A frittata is thicker than…
Spicy Lamb Mince with Baby Eggplant
Low carb and gluten free – this spicy lamb mince with baby eggplant is perfect comfort food for the colder months and a great make ahead dish! This dish does not have a country of origin. It came about with ingredients from my kitchen which work well together and the result is quite delicious! Eggplant…
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…
Food pairings and mocktails with Belvoir Fruit Farms
I was recently invited to a wonderful evening in Hoxton, London, with Belvoir Fruit Farms, to try their Food and Drink Pairing menu with dishes prepared by the Disappearing Dining Club. Belvoir’s charming owner and MD Pev Manners, explained that as more and more people are choosing not to drink alcohol (according to the Office…
Sweet potato hummus
This easy, roasted sweet potato hummus is deliciously rich, smooth, creamy and healthy! It is a perfect dip for finger food, in a sandwich, or in a salad! Not only is this hummus smooth, creamy and utterly delicious, it is super healthy and packed with nutrients! Cheap and easy to prepare, it is gluten-free, vegan, and…
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…
Healthy eggplant parmesan
An air fryer makes a healthy version of this South Italian favourite, with the same great taste. Serve as a side or main course with a piece of bread to mop up the sauce! Eggplant parmesan is a layered dish of eggplant, baked in a tomato sauce with melted cheese. The flavours come together beautifully as a delicious, rich and…
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…
How to Boil Beets
Try this simple and delicious way to enjoy beets! Boiled beets are great to make ahead and keep in the fridge – perfect to add to salads, and other recipes. They are also easier to peel than roasted beets! They are also great as they are – some people like to serve their boiled…
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…
Cardamom & Sultana Tea Loaf
Soft in the centre and crunchy on the outside, this moist tea loaf is delicious served warm and spread with butter. Sponsored post: I received these sultanas to review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. I recently received a packet of Crazy Jack Organic sultanas to review. They were so delicious and…
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…
Custard Apple Sorbet
A most refreshing sorbet made from the tender and aromatic flesh of this delicious and delicate fruit. Originally from South America and the Caribbean, these custard apples (related to the delicious chermoya), are found in tropical countries. NicoleBrowse my site for traditional Indian & Italian recipes, read about great ingredients, and get handy tips for working in…
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…
