To the library.
I’ve no idea if this originated on the island of Montechristo or if it appears the literary classic that shares the same name, but it’s bloody good.
Read moreGreen Caesar crab salad
Room for one more.
I love salsas, sauces and dressings I can drizzle on to things or dip things in to. You’ll find some of my favourites here on my site, like Bloody Mary (great with croquettes), coriander salsa (great on salads), rocket and walnut pesto (great on sarnies), and romesco (great with nuggets), and now I have a new one to add to the list; green Caesar, and it’s great on all of the above.
Read moreJamaican style curried pumpkin soup with coriander salsa
Soup season is back.
And what better way to stay healthy, to warm your cockles, eat seasonably and keep cash in your pocket than with the humble soup.
Read moreFresh rocket and walnut pesto with taglierini pasta and sausage and fennel sauce
Pesto is a great kitchen staple, whether homemade or from a jar.
It adds a dash of Italian sunshine to all it touches and is an easy and fast way to inject flavour into mealtimes.
Read morePortabella mushrooms with romesco sauce, fresh pesto and goat’s cheese
Too much of a good thing.
It can be all too easy to get stuck in a dinnertime rut. The same old favourite dishes cropping up time and again – if you’re not careful you can love them to the point of extinction. No popular meal should have to suffer this fate.
Read moreHomemade pesto and eating ideas
Sunshine in a pot that’s good for more than just partnering pasta.
Dollop it onto crostinis topped with roasted vegetables, spoon it over chicken mayonnaise on toasted onion bagels, run it through cold cooked rice studded with black olives, sweetcorn and prawns, or use it in place of ketchup on BBQ charred lamb burgers.