Butternut Squash is incredibly good for you and roasted slowly it creates these sweet and chewy slices.
Category Archives: Main Ingredient
Turmeric Prawns with Turmeric Coconut Rice
Turmeric is an ancient spice with an earthy flavour and bright yellow colour that makes beautiful, bright dishes. This prawn and rice dish has amazing textures and flavours that make an amazing week night dinner.
Cider Braised Celery
Celery is a fantastic vegetable to serve hot and braised slowly in cider it’s a wonderful side dish for pork.
Pumpkin Pie
It’s easy to make your own pumpkin pie in the UK since the large supermarkets started selling tinned pumpkin. This iconic North American dessert is beautifully spiced with a soft texture.
Christmas Pudding
October is the best month to get your Christmas Pudding started so that all the flavours can develop and deepen. Everyone gets a stir of the mixture and makes a wish. It’s a lovely glimpse of the warmth and festivities to come.
Bacon Wrapped Potato Cake
Bacon wrapped potato cake is fun to make delicious to eat. I make it as a weekday meal then fry any leftovers and serve with an egg for breakfast… double win.
Salted Padron Peppers
Padron Peppers are one of my favourite snacks to eat with a beer. These salty, sometimes fiery peppers are ready in minutes and transport me back to the first time I ate them in Barcelona.
Sautéed Sweetheart Cabbage and Pecans
This cabbage side dish is so good. The textures of pecan and fine apple slices go beautifully with cabbage. It’s incredibly easy to make and goes brilliantly with roast pork.
Feta, Fig and Cannellini Beans
Feta roasted with tomatoes, cannellini beans and figs is a simply beautiful autumn dish. I plonk the whole dish in the middle of the table then spread the soft, sweet and salty flavours onto warm bread and crackers.
Roasted Beetroots
Roasting Beetroots allow the beautiful, delicate flavour of this majestic vegetable to shine through. Just add olive oil, salt and sprigs of rosemary to create a perfect side dish.
