Top ‘feel good’ foods
Foods that nourish and reinvigorate the body, and get you feeling and looking your best have made my final list. These are some of my suggestions to include and alternate
Nous-allons au marché!
Checking out your local weekend markets is an activity you can enjoy with all the family or housemates; it’s also an event to really look forward to! Every Sunday you
A day in The Life of a Leith’s Student
Taking the plunge and enrolling onto Leith’s School of Food and Wine at the start of this year, I was filled with a mix of both excitement and nerves. Their
Oysters, The Food of The Gods!
It’s no coincidence Aphrodite, the revered Grecian goddess of love (none other than the one whose name we derive the word ‘aphrodisiac’) rose from the sea on an oyster shell
Tomates Farcies with Salade Verte
Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking: 30 minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients 4 large tomatoes Stuffing Handful of parsley 500g-sausage meat (or sausages with meat squeezed out) 2 garlic cloves diced ½
Thai Style Moules-Marinières with Chilli and Salade Verte
Preparation time: 10 mins Cooking: 10 mins Servings: 3 Ingredients Bag of mussels 1 clove Garlic 200ml Coconut milk 100ml dry white wine ½ stalk Lemongrass 15g ginger 1 Chilli
Minty Lamb Bourguignon with peas
Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking: 1 hour Servings: 4 Ingredients 400g diced grass fed lamb 2 parsnips 1 carrot leftover celeriac 125ml red wine (a Bordeaux perfect but if not
Buckwheat gluten-free Crêpes à la Maison
Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking: medium heat for a few minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients Batter 400g Buckwheat Flour Pinch of Salt 4 Eggs 1.2 litres milk 150g melted butter Bag
Roasted Pumpkin with Goats Cheese Roulade and Parsley
Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking: 30minutes Servings: 4 Ingredients 1 medium sized squash/pumpkin 200g goats cheese 1 tbsp turmeric handful walnuts 1 tbsp honey handful parsley 1 tbsp coconut oil
Bruschetta Española
Preparation time: 5 minutes Cooking: 2 minutes to toast bread Servings: 1 Ingredients 4 medium vine ripened tomatoes (I recommend mix of market red & yellow ones, delish!) 2 slices
About
I take great pleasure in eating, drinking and cooking. Judge at the Independent English Wine awards and recent Member of the Guild of Food Writers, I believe the simple act of uniting around a table to share a meal (and glass) is the foundation of a happy life. Inspired from my time living in the wine capital of Bordeaux, and training at London’s Leith’s School of Food and Wine, I hope my blog inspires you to enjoy what’s on your plate and perhaps dare to try something new. Read more...
