Comfort food!

The boys rush off to the gig in Berkhampstead that they is no way I am willing to trek to on this cold, dark Wednesday night. The perfect opportunity to spend the evening lying in bed, catching up on Homeland and chopping on Rachel Comfort Food!

The last of the summer salads!

I’m feeling herb and pulse crazy! As far as I’m concerned, chuck a pile of herbs, pulses, olive oil, lemon juice, perhaps some lightly fried onions and garlic in a bowl. Add in caramelized red peppers or crumbled feta or diced cucumber, tomato and spring onion. 

Roasted Aubergine with Fried Onion and Chopped Lemon

Aubergine, feta and lemon. Perfect – on its own or with pasta. But aubergine, feta and lemon with aromatic, caramelized onion? Interesting suggestion Yotam Ottolenghi.

Apple, Sultana and Walnut cake

Baking requires an exceptional eye. Says Marigold. I pondered this as I run up and down the stairs to check on my cake every 5 minutes. It looked golden brown and delicious, sprang back when pressed but persisted to fail the skewer test. With mighty strength, I resisted the temptation to take it out early. Apparently fruity cakes (which happen to be my favourite type of cake) are especially problematic because they take longer and cook and then carry on cooking after you take them out of the oven.

Chicken Salad with Garlic and Yoghurt

Yotam Ottolenghi’s recipes are always delicious and usually vegetarian so I was intrigued by his chicken salad with garlic and yoghurt which I caught sight off in the Guardian. And anyone who has met me twice knows yoghurt, salad and garlic are surefire winners. Plus I am always on the hunt for cooking chicken without drying it out because dry chicken is the stuff of horror movies.

Fennel and Lemon Risotto

Organic vegetable boxes! What fun!

Ruth gave me some fennel from hers haul last Saturday and I spent a large part of this week debating with myself what to do with it. I don’t buy fennel often; I’m not entirely sure why, maybe its because its strong flavour demands forethought, maybe because in my head it is a vegetable for special occasions.

Feta and Spinach Souffle

After a long week of moving house and starting an internship, I’m finally able to get back into the kitchen. Yay!