This brown rice, pea and cucumber salad has a delicious lemony dressing and plenty of fresh mint. Good for you too! Cook 1½ cups of brown rice in a saucepan of boiling salted water until tender. Drain and rinse under cold running water then leave to drain while you prepare the other ingredients. In a…… Continue reading brown rice salad
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ricotta with fennel, peas and mint
This lovely fresh starter or salad comes from Where the Heart Is by Karen Martini. Blanch ⅔ of a cup of frozen peas in lightly salted boiling water for 15-20 seconds. Drain, then drizzle with a little good quality olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Cut I large fennel…… Continue reading ricotta with fennel, peas and mint
two paneer curries
Paneer is a fresh acid-set, non-melting cheese commonly used in Indian cooking. Perfect for a vegetarian feast. This sweet pumpkin and paneer curry by Mindi from mama nagi’s has a thick sauce with spinach leaves and coriander (cilantro) for balance. Preheat your oven to 220ºC (425ºF). Cut the pumpkin into evenly sized pieces, place them in…… Continue reading two paneer curries
pea and dill pilaf
A simple but delicious pilaf. Serve it as a side dish or on it’s own with some yoghurt. Heat some vegetable oil and butter in a heavy pot and add 1½ cups of basmati rice, 1 heaped teaspoon of dried mint and salt to taste. Stir the rice until it’s coated with the oil and…… Continue reading pea and dill pilaf
impossible quiche
Impossible pie is so named because it’s impossibly easy. It’s origin is unknown but in the 1970s and 80s it became one of the most successful food marketing strategies in the U.S. for both General Mills (Betty Crocker) and General Foods (now Kraft General Foods). It can be adapted to any kind of pie, savoury…… Continue reading impossible quiche
pea and ham soup
This soup is a classic for good reason! You will need a meaty smoked ham hock for this soup. Rinse the ham hock and put it in a pot (or pressure cooker) with 8 cups of water and a bay leaf. Cook for 2 – 3 hours (40 minutes in the pressure cooker) until the…… Continue reading pea and ham soup
fish and potato tagine
Mary cooked this fish tagine from a recipe by Samantha and Samuel Clark. Tagine is not only the name of the Moroccan stew but also the earthenware dish in which it’s cooked. Any white fish is suitable for this recipe – this one was made with rockling, a firm white fish that holds it’s shape…… Continue reading fish and potato tagine
bean and pea salad
Trying to plan your Christmas feast? This impressive looking salad can be prepared ahead of time and dressed just before serving. Boil a large pot of salted water. Top and tail green beans, snow peas and sugar snap peas if you have them. Boil the beans for 3-4 minutes depending on their size until just…… Continue reading bean and pea salad
two cooked salads
These two Middle Eastern style salads make an excellent accompaniment for fried halloumi cheese, or grilled meat, chicken or fish. You could also serve them as part of a mezze (appetiser) first course. In this salad the combination of sweet onions and peas is balanced by salty preserved lemon. Heat some olive oil in a…… Continue reading two cooked salads
snapper with peas and saffron
David cooked this amazing recipe from Moro: the Cookbook by Sam and Sam Clark. The book focuses on dishes from Spain and the Muslim Mediterranean which were linked by the Moor’s 700-year occupation of Spain. The fish in this recipe is cooked in a saffron-infused bread and garlic sauce with peas – an interesting and…… Continue reading snapper with peas and saffron
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