Spicy chickpea, potato and fresh tomato salad.

I cannot take ALL the credit for this dish as I cook it for work. I loved it, but I always thought that this meal could be given some more oopft. So a few tucks and tweaks and this is a cracking summer salad.The basic dish I stole it from was a side dish and…

Vegan sausage, cannellini bean, butternut squash and sweet potato stew.

This recipe came about as a bit of a giggle. One of my dearest friends and I, share a love of Richmond sausages. A skinless type, which most people consider to be of poor quality. So when I saw there was a meat free option to this brand, I had to buy it, just so…

Hunter red lentil curry- My take on a Dhaal.

please forgive the photo, as I only took one on my phone and ate the spare portion! Dhal (which translates directly to spilt) most often refers to split yellow peas, but any of the pulses will work. Dhaal can be spelt Daal, dail, dhal, dahl. I am assuming this is down to where in Indian…

TAPAS – Fried aubergine with a honey and basil dressing.

I can blame my Mum for this one. She introduced it to us in a Parador hotel just outside Malaga. I kinda liked it, but my wife was smitten in the first bite. It is a simple dish but a bit canny too. The slight bitterness of the aubergines are the star of the show,…

Aubergines with sun dried tomatoes, oregano and pine nuts. Topped with Vegan parmesan, and served with pan fried courgettes. Suitable for all plant based diets.

I don’t often cook with Aubergine, apart from the occasional Mousakka or to add to a really good ratatouille. So when someone suggested that I do a few dishes with this I thought it would be easy. But it was not, this dish has taken 7 attempted to get it to this level and I…

Red Wine Rissotto

I first had a red wine risotto in a fine dining restaurant in Taunton. It was as a starter and This recipe has grown from that. That first taste was an eye opener and I have tried many different experiments but this one has a big flavour and pars well with any protein you want…

Cauliflower and Mushroom Cheese ( not for kids!)

During this lockdown period I am still working, but my wife is not, and so she demanded comfort food tonight. I wanted her to eat more healthy and also to cut down the meat intake (which was risen over this period)….… so we “agreed” upon cauliflower cheese. This version is a more up to date…

Boulangère Potatoes

I did a quick blog earlier this week on the history of potatoes. The reason why? Because I was going to cook Boulangère Potatoes. To me this is just a same old, same old recipe, but I was surprised to find that my wife had never had them before. Boulangère potatoes are a simple French…

Mushroom and Chickpea stroganoff served with wild rice.

Firstly a quick background on this dish. Its is a core dish we served at work ( less that £2 including all veg, carbs and drinks) so I was always a bit miffed that is was good but not great. I wanted to try and produce an umami flavour through the dish, to take it…

Gazpacho Soup

  This is a summer special that takes very little skill and almost no prep, it does take a little time, but good things come to those that wait. It is one of my favourite ways to use up the glut of cucumbers and tomatoes from the garden. It ticks a lot of boxes, vegan,…