Vietnamese Pickled Vegetables is a wonderful ingredient adding both flavour and texture to various Asian-inspired salads, sandwiches and burgers. What is more, it makes a great side dish for stir-fried noodles or rice! It seems really rather fashionable to pickle and ferment these days! From Sourdough to Kombucha, everyone is doing something! Today we are […]
PANTRY
Your pantry will be well-stocked with delicious sauces, marinades, dressings and fragrant spice mixes using the recipes in this category.
Berbere Spice Mix
A wonderfully fragrant Ethiopian and Eritrean spice mix that is commonly used in East African dishes. Berbere Spice Mix is a wonderful addition to any lentil, bean, chicken or meaty stew recipes! Whilst you can buy it in many larger supermarkets or international food shops, you can make your own with spices that you’re likely to have […]
Plum and Red Onion Chutney – for that Christmas Cheeseboard
Christmas is a time to eat cheese. And lots of it! But no cheese board would be complete without a lovely chutney. Here, we are sharing our very own Plum and Red Onion Chutney that complements not only cheese but can be used as a condiment for pork and poultry dishes. Moreover, they make perfect […]
Rustic Basil and Walnut Pesto with Mature Cheddar
Pesto doesn’t have to be made with parmesan and pine nuts to taste amazing! This quick, simple, and extremely flavoursome Basil and Walnut Pesto can be made with your everyday Cheddar! One of the simplest and quickest meals we make is Pesto Pasta with lots of vegetables. The one thing that takes it to another […]
Chipotle Yogurt Dressing + Dip
Smoky, Spicy and Sweet, this yogurt based accompaniment can be used both as a dip and a salad dressing. Versatile is the best word to describe this dressing: we use it on summer salads, to go with poultry, for various fritters and even as a dip for tortilla crisps. This Chipotle Yogurt Dressing uses six […]
Ras El Hanout Spice Mix
A versatile North African mix of fragrant spices is traditionally used in Moroccan tagines, but there are so many different ways to use Ras el Hanout, that I would go as far as calling it an extremely versatile spice mix. Whilst you can get Ras El Hanout in most supermarkets, it is just as easy […]