Peas are one of my favourite vegetables, so sweet and juicy and amazingly versatile. I always have a frozen bag in my freezer – it even came in really handy once when I sprained my ankle! These lovely pea recipes come thanks to the Yes Peas! campaign. For more, visit their website at www.peas.org, where […]
Author: eatingcoventgarden
Recipe: Quick and easy Thai mince
So this week I got sent a parcel full of tins of spices. What happiness! Bart have come up with a new range of spices inspired by flavours from around the world. A brilliant way to transform the simplest of dishes into something bursting with flavour. I have to admit to not having much cooking […]
A great new deli discovery: The Pantry
How many times have I said it? There’s always something happening in London. And today it’s a visit to a fabulous new deli in Cheam called The Pantry. Cheam is in the London borough of Sutton, just on the edge of Surrey. I’d never been there before but a short train journey from Clapham Junction […]
Recipe: Citrussy, minty lamb with roast vegetables
I love the seasons in London. And now it’s time for the season of mist and mellow fruitfulness, to quote Keats. Autumn’s arrived. You wake up to atmospheric, misty mornings and go to sleep to the comforting patter of steady drizzle, the sky’s a different colour and well, there’s a definite nip in the air. […]
Exploring the New King’s Cross with a visit to Caravan
London is an exciting place to live. There’s always something happening, new places popping up, even whole areas being redeveloped. Like King’s Cross, once one of the shadiest and dodgiest parts of London, which has been undergoing a total transformation. The station is now unrecognisable from the shabby, slightly scary place I remember from the […]
Recipes: Beef satay with Thai-style cucumber salad
I was paging through recipe books for inspiration last weekend and remembered how much I love satays. The little skewers that come with a rich peanut dipping sauce are such a classic Asian dish. When we’re in Thailand they’re regularly on our wishlist – well, they all taste slightly different and the sauces vary too, […]