Simple and tasty food.
There are some vegetables that I just never buy or cook with. The unpopular vegetables, the ones you rarely see on regular restaurant menus or in your local supermarket. The kind of vegetable which you have to hunt down, which are only ever available in season and are usually organic. Vegetables with funny names and funny tastes that rarely make it onto our plates: Kohlrabi, Samphire, Black salsify, Jerusalem artichokes …
As this was a sunny Greek inspired dish I thought it only natural to try and capture some sunlight for the picture. As I have a normal nine-to-five job I only get time to do my blog outside office hours, so I have a very small window of opportunity to capture the light. So, I waited and I waited and I waited. By the time a few watery rays of sunshine appeared, I was …
I often make noodle salads but am sometimes disappointed by boring old soya and ginger dressings. The wagamama cookbook offers some great alternative noodle dressings. This one is definitely my favourite. It’s good hot or cold and the leftovers make a great lunchbox snack. There are a couple of ingredients in this dish that you may not have lying about your cupboard, but it’s worth getting them, as …