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 moreRum and lime chicken cigarillos with coriander salsa
A few years ago I found myself at Bestival.
And in-between the fancy dress, champagne cocktails, sleeping in a beach hut with a proper bed (I was glamping, you might be sure), I could be found staking out a particular Caribbean food stall, the name of which my mind lost in the Hidden Disco on the last night.
Read moreBBQ herby and fresh Greek chicken kebabs
Flavour transportation.
Last year I visited Greece for the first time, and down by Fiscardo harbour in Kefalonia, night after night I managed to scoff many delicious local ingredients. It’s there I discovered my addiction for proper homemade tzatziki, how amazingly grassy Greek extra virgin olive oil can be, and the joy that is real, locally made feta cheese. Between that, the weather and the landscape it’s a wonder I made it home.
Read moreCajun spiced rosé veal fajitas with salsa and avocado sauce
A break with tradition.
Veal fillets may spring to mind the Austrian classic, wiener schnitzel, but tonight they got the Cajun treatment. Not only does the meat lend itself perfectly to the crispy spiced panko breadcrumbs, the zingy salsa and the creamy avocado and coriander sauce, flattening out the plump little breasts with a rolling pin is a great way to relieve any frustrations you may have.
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