In summer when there’s time for a picnic, I always think of TORTILLA as one of the dishes to bring along… There’s lots of ways to embellish the basic recipe – adding cheese perhaps, or parsley (or other coarsely chopped fresh herbs), or sliced peppers or thin chorizo circles – the ideas are really endless… [...]
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Potato and Onion Tortilla
Posted in Recipes on August 2, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Gravlax
Posted in Recipes on June 16, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The following recipe was part of an outdoor picnic at a recent course, but don’t forget it’s a great standby for canapés or starters to fancy meals… Or make yourself a delicious sandwich… preparing gravlax To serve 10 you need: 2 very thick centre-piece slices of salmon 100g gros sel (the course sea salt found [...]
Elderflower delights…
Posted in Recipes on May 7, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Whilst Ireland and England may still have to wait a few weeks, here in the South of France elderflowers have been in full fragrant bloom for weeks now. No time to waste then. To do what with? To make my annual elderflower syrup. What do I use this syrup for? Well, since I make it [...]
Baby broadbeans with salty lardons, shallots and parsley…
Posted in Recipes on April 25, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Nuf said…
Omelette with Courgettes, Feta and Basil…
Posted in Recipes on October 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
OMELETTE with FETA, COURGETTES and BASIL 2 tbsp olive oil 2-3 smallish courgettes 1 small onion, thinly sliced 6 eggs salt, pepper and fresh basil 125g feta cheese, cubed Heat half the olive oil in a non-stick fryingpan and gently fry the thinly-sliced courgettes and onion for about 10 minutes, or until slightly coloured. Remove [...]
Gooey baked Camembert…
Posted in Recipes on February 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A delicious fondue-like, gooey dip to be savoured with fresh, crusty bread… I’ve used fresh thyme and fragrant pink peppercorns, but you can use your imagination and add whatever you have in the house – rosemary or oregano instead of thyme, some finely chopped chilli (or chilli flakes)… You can drizzle with olive oil or [...]
Affogato…
Posted in Recipes on November 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This is the quickest dessert you’ll ever make! To serve four: simply make 4 very strong espressos. Put a ball or two of good vanilla icecream in 4 pretty glasses, crumble 3 Italian Amaretti biscuits in each glass, then pour over the hot coffee (you may add some booze to it too if you like [...]
Risotto of wild ceps…
Posted in Recipes on November 26, 2009 | 3 Comments »
So, for that risotto recipe…. I must admit to using a mixture of dried and fresh mushrooms for this photo and recipe coz I’ve been far too greedy with the wild ones when I had them… A great standby recipe for an un-planned meal as all the ingredients can be kept in the cupboard and [...]
A forest treasure…
Posted in Recipes on November 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A forest treasure… I’ve come home yesterday with some jewels – beautiful freshly picked ceps, or porcini mushrooms to Italian aficionados. And NO I’m not going to tell you where I found them (professional trade secret), but I will disclose what I’m going to do with them. There’s almost a kilo so I’m going to [...]
