Quesadillas are a really popular Mexican snack. Essentially they are the Mexican equivalent of a toasted sandwich or panini. Tasty ingredients, toasted inside a toasted corn flour tortilla. They can be served on their own, as a side or as part of a Mexican feast they are simple to make and never fail to please….
About three years ago i began on a mission to bake quality bread at home. After much experimentation i thought i’d cracked it and came up with what i believed was the best bread recipe ever. The beauty of this recipe was that it required no kneading whatsoever and if you prepared ahead of the long…
Recipes don’t get much simpler than this. If you can fry some courgettes you can make this delicious vegetarian tart. This is a great vegetarian lunch dish – perfect served with a salad or alternatively served as a side at a bbq. I usually cheat and use ready made pastry as its so much easier…
I recently tasted these while on holiday in Spain. Sometimes it is the simple recipes that are best and this fried padron recipe is no exception. Method Wash the peppers and set aside to dry. Meanwhile fill a small pan with about 2cm of olive oil and heat. Carefully fry the peppers for 1-2 minutes….
Dal Makhani is without question my favourite Indian dish, and Iam far from alone in that. This rich, buttery, deeply spiced black lentil curry from the Punjab region of North India is one of those dishes that once you’ve had a properly made version, you spend years trying to recreate at home. The name translates…
A while a go I discovered this great no knead bread recipe that showed me it was possible to make truly great bread with minimal work or mess. Seriously if you like good quality bread you MUST try this bread recipe. [ad name=”square”] When I first wrote up the bread recipe I promised to experiment…
We love mushrooms on toast and we love cheese on toast so we though why not combine the two! This recipe is simple to follow and produces great results that make a great breakfast dish or a simple starter or snack. Spicy Welsh Rarebit Ingredients 2 slices of thick crusty bread 2 large flat mushrooms…
If you grow your own courgettes you’ll no doubt suffer from a glut of courgettes in winter time. This easy to make salad is a great way to use your crop. [ad name=”square”] Spicy Courgette Ingredients 3 small courgettes 1/2 fresh chilli 1 large handful of wild rocket Large glug of olive oil 1 tablespoon…
Fresh, simple and extremely healthy is probably the best way to describe this spicy couscous salad. Spicy Couscous Salad Ingredients 250 grams of couscous 400 ml of water 20 cherry tomatoes 1 red chilli half a cucumber 1 handful of fresh thyme (and flowers if available) 1 handful of spinach leaves juice from one lemon…