Category Archives: Quick Dish

Recipe: Linguine with a simple tomato sauce, wild garlic flowers and pine nuts

Posted on May 8, 2013 by

I wasn’t planning on blogging this recipe. I arrived back from Ireland extremely tired and with no voice, replete with booming scratchy cough. I was in reasonable spirits though as I had just spent a great weekend at the new … Continue reading →

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Recipe: Prawn and Pork Lemongrass Patties in Lettuce Leaf Wraps with Carrot Salad

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

The inspiration for these patties comes from fond memory of a lovely trip to Sydney some years ago, pre blogging, so I have never written about it here. Particularly, of an evening in a Vietnamese restaurant in Sydney’s Chinatown. Now, … Continue reading →

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iVillage Recipe: Speedy & Delicious Spaghetti with Tomato & Prawns

Posted on February 1, 2012 by

Another recipe for you folks, a quick and very tasty prawn spaghetti recipe, over on iVillage. Spaghetti with Tomatoes & Prawns

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Evening Standard Column: Recipe for Halloumi and Pomegranate Salad

Posted on October 28, 2011 by

Available online now, some of you may have caught it in the paper yesterday (a bit late with the reminder – apologies!). Evening Standard Column: Recipe for Halloumi and Pomegranate Salad

Posted in Book, Comfort & Spice, Quick Dish, Recipe, Salad | 3 Comments

Recipe: A little Indulgence with Chorizo, Smashed Pea, Mint & Scallops

Posted on October 22, 2011 by

We don’t eat enough fish. We really don’t. I don’t know why, for islanders, we have such an aversion to it and why it is so difficult to source good fresh fish. Of course, there are great fishmongers and we … Continue reading →

Posted in Quick Dish, Recipe, Seafood, Shellfish | 9 Comments