Give your standard starchy side a spicy kick! Mini roast potatoes with cumin give an exciting new flavour dimension to a family favourite dish. Select even-sized biggish new potatoes. Roast potatoes are best served straight from the oven.
Green beans with buttered almonds are a classic. This retro dish has been a staple at elegant dinner parties throughout the decades, and is still just as popular.…
Print Recipe Salad with grilled goat’s milk cheese and French vinaigrette Serves: 6 Cooking Time: 25 mins Ingredients 3 x 100g rolls of goat's milk cheese olive oil 1 punnet mixed rocket, baby spinach and watercress a handful of fresh nasturtium leaves, if available French vinaigrette Instructions 1 Slice each cheese roll into three and
This chicken with sherry and shallot sauce pairs well with a full-bodied, oaked Chenin Blanc – packed with sweet pear and apple flavours.
Resting the leg of lamb after cooking, and then carving, is the real art. The correct preparation by the butcher makes carving a breeze. Do not cut the…
Grilled venison with cabbage, lemon grass and coconut samp is a real taste explosion. It might seem unusual to pair gamey meat with such tropical flavours, but the two actually go together beautifully. Succulent rich meat and fresh samp will be your new favourite dish!
Plum and ginger sticky ribs might sound a little unusual, but these are just as delicious as your standard BBQ ribs. The unique flavours give a special kick…
Persian chicken with aromatic basmati rice is a deliciously fragrant dish that’s full of robust flavours. Golden crisped rice is a speciality in Persian cooking, known as ‘tahdig’. It adds a fantastic nutty flavour and texture to any rice dish. ‘Tahdig’ can also be made with pieces of bread or thin slices of potato that are added before the first layer of rice. If fresh pomegranates are hard to find, substitute with dried pomegranate seeds soaked in pomegranate juice. Dried chopped apricots or dates also work well in the pistachio and mint rice. For saffron yoghurt, add a pinch of saffron to 30ml…
Keep it natural by using fresh produce and accents of warm colour to decorate your winter table. Below we share our ideas for beautiful textured tables this winter season. Artichoke table “The artichokes were the inspiration for the whole table; it’s such a wonderful winter food and the combination of the murky green and aubergine just works so perfectly. I’ve brought together a very natural table, mixing raw elements with formal textures.” The cabbages mirror the two colours and the table is testament to the trend of using vegetables and herbs as centrepieces and decoration. This can create an interesting talking…
Vietnamese herb tipsJenny Handley An infusion of cinnamon, ginger and lemon grass tea helps with flu. Aniseed basil is best used for beef and noodle dishes, lemon basil…