Roasting sweet cherry tomatoes intensifies their sweetness and flavour and you can keep them in the fridge for up to a week. Spread on sandwiches, toss in salads, add to stews or even snack on straight from the fridge. Yum! I cook them on a low temperature for about an hour, you can also do it overnight, […]
Recipes using tomatoes
Recipe: Tomato, pea and ham tortilla
Here’s my recipe for day three of British Tomato Week. Enjoy. I love a Spanish omelette (tortilla). The fabulous potato, egg and onion base lends itself to endless additions, it’s the perfect dish to get creative with. This one has plenty of stuff in it, so will make a substantial meal and it’s topped with halved cherry […]
Recipe: Tomato, gruyere and thyme tarts
Today I’m continuing my celebration of British Tomato Week. These tasty little tarts were inspired by one of my all-time favourite restaurants, Constantia Uitsig in Cape Town, South Africa. Very sadly, it closed a couple of years ago. We were there on its very last night open and I came away clutching their menu. I […]
Celebrating beautiful British tomatoes
Welcome to British Tomato Week. I love tomatoes so it’s great to have an excuse to celebrate them! This week I’m going to share a range of recipes I’ve come up with using this delicious ingredient. I’d love to hear about your favourite tomato recipes, too, so please do get in touch. Did you know? […]
Recipe: Spiced meatballs in tomato sauce
I’m always looking for different ways to cook with mince and I must admit to really loving meatballs. And it’s always fun to experiment with different ingredients, if only to see what the result is. So here’s what I came up with today. It’s a great one-pot dish which saves on washing up, too. I had […]
Recipe: Slow-cooked Spanish-style beef stew PLUS our competition winner
The competition to win a sparkling new CDA oven came to a close on Friday. Thank you everyone who entered, the response was fabulous. Our lucky winner is Kim Lam from Nottingham. Congrats Kim, your new oven will be with you shortly. If you’re looking for a new oven, why not visit their website to find […]