As I have mentioned before, I am a bit of a spice addict. Not chilli spices, as I am not a great fan of the old searing heat, but the herbs and spices that can add so much flavour to every day food. I have a great deal of time for Middle Eastern flavours, and …
Author: Cookwitch
NO DIETS. ANTI-RACIST.
Omnivore.
Proud of my Black, Cypriot & British family.
Childfree.
Aim to feed. Hugged Nigel Slater. Food photos mostly in my kitchen.🍋
The early bird catches the, er, pig?
Today started off quite early. 5am in fact, if I am honest. One of my neighbours was loading up their car and they were trying to be vewwy, vewwy quiet. Sadly when the items you are loading up are metal clothing rails on metal wheels, this can prove to be vewwy, vewwy difficult. Because we …
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Waste not, want not.
I was reading rather late into the night last night. Once you start on food blogs there are so many to choose from that you can get carried away. Okay, I can get carried away, and frequently do. There is something...warm about the way that people can connect via the sharing of food. When there …
My 40th birthday cake
I keep meaning to post this and then forget. I saw Jamie Oliver make it on that there viewing tube and thought Oh yes, this shall be mine.(why this recipe has mixed measurements I'm not sure but it worked very well, and it keeps in a covered container in the fridge for days)Cake125g softened butter1/2 …
Those strawberries that were in the fridge…
...are not there now.I got home from work and remembered that I had strawberries that we'd picked up on Saturday from the local farm shop of joy. We'd eaten a fair few but the ones left were about to go over. Not a person to waste food (no, really, I can't) I thought "Oooh! A …
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Turkish Delight Brownies – a variation!
This is a recipe by the divine Gizzi Erskine.http://www.channel4.com/food/recipes/healthy/cook-yourself-thin/turkish-delight-brownies-recipe_p_1.html#Makes 16 Preparation time 10 minutesCooking time 40 minutes 400g sweet potato, baked in their skins until soft, then cooled and pureed.3 free range eggs140g light muscovado sugarA pinch of salt150g dark chocolate 70%, melted and cooled (I used Divine raspberry)100g ground almonds2 tsp chickpea flour (I …
Warm Courgette Salad
My Finance Manager brought in a whole bagful of courgettes from his allotment. Picked this morning and I got to choose some to bring home.Fresh courgettes, sliced, cooked in garlicky olive oil, with a touch of lemon zest and some thyme flowers from our garden. The garlic slices caramelised and made a nice, sticky base. …
How a recipe morphs…
I started off with a Good Idea. I saw a falafel recipe done where the fresh broad beans were picked, removed from their cotton wool lined pods, cooked quickly, whizzed with a hand blender along with garlic, onions and spices, then fried off. I liked the idea of not shelling the beans as it reduced …
Just can’t leave it alone.
Food, that is.I cannot seem to just let ingredients BE. For example, tonight I had a pack of minced beef and a pack of minced lamb, with the aim of making burgers. Could I be happy with adding just a little sea salt and pepper and cooking them? No. I added some Ras el Hanout …
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