Lockdown London has been that bit more pleasant with some fabulous sunny weather. And you know what that means…it’s time to barbecue/braai. Somewhat bizarrely the first thing I think of when I plan a braai menu is what salads I’m going to make. Today that was easy as I have a new recipe book from […]
Salad recipes
Recipe: Crunchy green salad with a creamy Greek dressing
And still the summer goes on. This is definitely my #besteversummer since I’ve lived in London – boy is it a hot one! I’m loving the blue skies and constant sunshine – an excuse to wear flip flops and shorts (or summer frocks) every day. And an excuse to come up with some delicious summery […]
Recipe: Beef salad with a stunning secret dressing
It’s time to get back into the kitchen and today’s dish is inspired by my recent visit to Vietnam. We stayed in the fabulous Victoria Phan Thiet Beach Resort and Spa and enjoyed dishes created by genius Chef Hoang. I was amazed at the beautiful salads he served up and kept trying to work out […]
Recipes: Simple salads with crunch
Okay, I know autumn is here, but we did have something of a lovely, elongated Indian summer which gave me the excuse to come up with two new salad recipes for the unexpected barbecues we managed to squeeze in. And what a pleasure it was to make them as I’d been sent a set of […]
Recipe book review: Savage salads
It’s always exciting to acquire a new recipe book for my ever-expanding collection. And I was certainly inspired as I started paging through Savage Salads to decide what to cook for dinner. The book is the brainchild of Italian chef Davide and Swedish food expert Katrina and the recipes came about because of their highly successful […]
Recipe: Roast vegetable salad with rocket, feta and pine nuts
Summer’s here – well sort of – today’s decidedly autumnal actually. Anyway, what can you do, it’s June, so for me that means it’s time to barbecue/braai as much as possible. Which also gives me the excuse to experiment with different salads. I made an impromptu version of this one earlier in the year with what I […]