Most of my encounters with Russian salad have been in Spain – it’s a dish commonly served in most tapas bars around the country. I can’t say I’ve ordered it much, but its frequent appearances did get me wondering what the story was behind this ubiquitous salad. There’s a bit to wade through, but legend […]
Happy (somewhat belated) 2014 everyone. Apologies for my blog silences over the past month, I’ve moved to self-hosting (more difficult and time consuming than I was expecting) and I took the opportunity to redesign. Plus of course there’s been the whirlwind of socialising with family and friends in the beautiful Cape Town sunshine. Let’s just […]
The heat is on! When it turns up (which hasn’t been often in the 28 years I’ve lived here), summertime in London is truly spectacular. It’s really like living in a different country full of happy people desperately soaking up the sun. Our local park is always packed with picnickers, sunbathers and dog walkers all […]
One of my favourite things about going on self-catering holidays is using up all the food you’ve bought. I do focus generally on throwing away as little food as possible, wherever I am, I hate all that waste. I came up with the idea for the first salad combo while I was at the gym. […]
Today is the start of British Tomato Week. I love British tomatoes. Imagine my delight when the Tomato People (The British Tomato Growers’ Association) sent me two boxes (yes, two large boxes) of amazing tomatoes in different shapes, sizes and colours, all freshly picked from a BTGA member’s tomato nursery. So, inspired and excited, I’ve […]
Another fantastically easy salad. I had roast chicken left in the fridge from the weekend so came up with a combination of light, summery ingredients that I could match with them. A delicious combo. 10 litchis, peeled, destoned and halved 1 small cucumber, cut into ribbons using a vegetable peeler 1 packet of microleaves, pea […]