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You might recall that I made whipped feta to go with smoked trout and bagels? I also made this caper butter for those that wanted something extra to smear on the bread. It is a simple, two ingredient recipe, that is super easy to make. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Caper Butter … Continue reading Caper Butter
I have made the most of winter fruit with quite a few different recipes this year. The mandarin curd was so delicious that I will be sure to repeat it next season. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Mandarin Curd ♥ Dealing with call centres has to be the most frustrating thing ever. … Continue reading Mandarin Curd
I made whipped feta and caper compound butter to serve with bagels and smoked salmon as a starter for a luncheon I hosted. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Whipped Feta ♥ When I first started blogging in 2009 I would post at least once a day if not more. When we went … Continue reading Whipped Feta
My dad does not eat garlic so in order to give the rest of us an option, I made confit garlic. This was perfect to leave on the table so we could help ourselves at mealtimes. I must say it is really easy to make, and just as easy to burn. So you need to … Continue reading Confit Garlic
In December we will drive through Bosnia-Herzegovina when we travel from Split to Dubrovnik. So when I saw a traditional recipe from that region, I decided to try it. Pindjur is a summer relish made from bell peppers, aubergine and tomatoes. The recipe takes some time to make as you need to roast all of … Continue reading Pindjur | Pinjur | Pinđur | Balkan Relish
Using my tahini recipe as a base, I made black sesame paste. The colour is certainly unique and may be off putting to some. But I loved the richness of this paste and found the colour appealing. Skip ahead to the recipe for Black Sesame Paste I mentioned in a book review that I had … Continue reading Black Sesame Paste
I was inspired by Liz to make sous vide orange curd. To me, this is going to be the only recipe I use in future as the result was a perfectly smooth curd. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Sous Vide Orange Curd ♥ Social media can be extremely destructive. When we decided … Continue reading Sous Vide Orange Curd
Mayonnaise has to be one of the easiest condiments to make at home. The quality will always be good if you use good quality ingredients. I made coriander mayonnaise to go with our corn fritters. This is a regular flavour profile at home as I often buy coriander for a recipe and never use it … Continue reading Coriander Mayonnaise
I do not like the extreme dry mouth feeling I get from raw garlic. And even though I love garlic bread, it always leaves me feeling parched in the middle of the night. But now I have the perfect solution. This roasted garlic butter means a subtler flavour. But it still delivers on taste, without … Continue reading Roasted Garlic Butter
Dave and I have different tolerance levels when it comes to hot and spicy foods. I made this chilli aioli for him to dip his sweetcorn fritters into. And I used the milder garlic toum hummus instead. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Chilli Aioli ♥ I have suffered some severe traumas in … Continue reading Chilli Aioli
I have seen toum being made on a few occasions, but when Lorraine shared her recipe I knew I had to give it a go. As I am not a fan of raw garlic, I made a roasted garlic toum. I am not sure how this measures up to the original but I can say … Continue reading Roasted Garlic Toum
This sweet potato hummus can be served with bread as a spread, vegetables as a dip, or with chicken breasts as a condiment. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Sweet Potato Hummus ♥ When it comes to raising children I do not think there is a right way or a wrong way. What … Continue reading Sweet Potato Hummus
This Barbecue Marinade can be used for most meats, especially ribs. It is the blend of sweet and salty that makes it work so well. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Barbecue Marinade ♥ I have the most amazing Dermatologist. What he lacks in bedside manner he makes up for in expertise. We … Continue reading Barbecue Marinade
This post comes with a double warning. The first is that this smokey fiery harissa is really hot because of the chillies I used. You can make it milder by using chillies that score less on the scoville scale. The second is that the advice given here is based only on my own experience. Head … Continue reading Smokey Fiery Harissa
Everything is right with this recipe for pickled mustard seeds, especially the end result. Use on bread when making sandwiches. Or add a dollop to scrambled eggs. So far my favourite way is to use them when making Welsh rarebit. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Pickled Mustard Seeds ♥ One of the … Continue reading Pickled Mustard Seeds
Taking humble, in season, oranges and lemons, I made Citrus Purée. As I type the words oranges and lemons I am reminded of the childhood nursery rhyme which refers to the bells of various Churches in London. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Citrus Purée ♥ When we hear the words Notre-Dame the … Continue reading Citrus Purée
I love alternatives to the norm and this orange curd is one of them. I usually make lemon curd but as I had an abundance of oranges I decided to make something new. I also tried out a new recipe using melted butter and whole eggs. Skip ahead to the recipe for Orange Curd This … Continue reading Orange Curd
It will take you no time at all to whip up this egg free mayonnaise. It takes on flavours exceptionally well. I have been adding harissa to it to serve with our crudités as an alternative to hummus. Head straight on to the Recipe For Egg Free Mayonnaise ♥ There are very few recipes I make … Continue reading Egg Free Mayonnaise
"At the Cape, when wild mushrooms were plentiful, they were picked and preserved in a spice sauce or dried for later use. Cooks used their own preferred herbs and spices to improve the taste of the mushrooms. Add this mushroom powder to soups, pastas, sauces or vegetables to enhance the flavour" Cape Winelands Cuisine page 146. … Continue reading Mushroom Powder
In Britain the first ketchup condiment was mushroom ketchup and not tomato as one would expect. This was made by packing the mushrooms into a container with salt. I have based my mushroom ketchup recipe method on the one found in Cape Winelands Cuisine. Head straight on to the Recipe For Mushroom Ketchup ♥ Dave, … Continue reading Mushroom Ketchup