Tag Archives: Vegetarian

Seasonal treat: Jerusalem artichoke soup with lemon zest and parmesan

Posted on 21 March, 2010 by

Just a recipe today for this seasonal treat: Jerusalem artichoke soup with lemon zest and parmesan. I kept it simple. Clean tasting and light, with a gentle Jerusalem artichoke flavour, heightened with a touch of lemon, and rounded off with … Continue reading →

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Persian baklava – the sweet end to our feast

Posted on 22 November, 2009 by

Photo by Samantha Twigg Johnson We chose to end our Persian feast with baklava, served with a very untraditional accompaniment of vanilla ice-cream (which worked really well, btw!). And completely wrongly, as it turns out because Persian meals usually end … Continue reading →

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Celeriac soup

Posted on 20 February, 2009 by

Eating seasonally, and especially shopping at my favourite farmers’ market, has opened up to me new horizons when it comes to varieties of fruit and veg available here in Britain. It would have been so easy sticking to my favourites. … Continue reading →

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For the winter blues: Sri Lankan coconut dhal

Posted on 7 February, 2009 by

Hello! How are you, how’s the world at your end? Here in the UK, we’re cocooned in layers of snow of varying thickness, depending on where you are. When I was coming home tonight, around 6.30 pm, I felt this … Continue reading →

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Varar – Sri Lankan cabbage and leek with coconut

Posted on 15 January, 2009 by

This gorgeous Sri Lankan vegetable side dish is the dish that made me love both leek and cabbage! It magically transforms the everyday common leek and cabbage a real star of a dish. The vegetables are gently stir-fried with onion, … Continue reading →

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The best carrot soup ever!

Posted on 8 December, 2008 by

 Farmers’ market finds   Creamy. Gently spiced with nutmeg and cinnamon. Cooled with a hint of mint. Fired up with some spicy, garlicky rose harissa. – In short, the best carrot soup ever!  The basic carrot soup recipes comes from … Continue reading →

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The Best of Aubergines: Italian Parmigiana

Posted on 16 September, 2008 by

Sicilian dish parmigiana is one of my favourite dishes, if not the favourite dish, starring one of my favourite  vegetables – the aubergine! With its layers of soft, smoky aubergine that melts in the mouth, slices of mozzarella and tomato … Continue reading →

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