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Regular readers of my blog will know about our chicken braais that we have with our friend. I am always responsible for making the salads and they are usually couscous or quinoa based. To change them up, I add different vegetables and an interesting salad dressing. This time I made a hummus salad dressing with … Continue reading Hummus Salad Dressing For Grains
Given my low Vitamin D levels, I am eating a lot of tinned tuna. It is not the most exciting ingredient flavour wise so I am adding it to salads. The lemon and lime salad dressing adds a lot of zingy flavour. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Lemon And Lime Salad Dressing … Continue reading Lemon And Lime Salad Dressing
I made this chimichurri sauce a few time to get the flavour bang on! I don't like my food too spicy so I used a medium hot chilli. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Chimichurri Sauce ♥ It always amazes me how the service industry can be so bad. I have had two … Continue reading Chimichurri Sauce From Argentina
It is always good to have a fresh herb sauce in the fridge. But this particular salsa verde was used straight away in a couscous salad. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Herb Sauce ♥ I wrote about how I beat jet lag by taking my watch off. But then ten years down … Continue reading Herb Sauce | Salsa Verde | Salsa Verte
Looking for a super healthy salad to change up from the norm? Well, look no further than this chickpea salad. It is packed full of goodness and flavour. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Chickpea Salad ♥ About 15 years ago, my then oral hygienist recommended that I start using mouthwash. One specifically … Continue reading Chickpea Salad With Middle-Eastern Spices
Ensuring that I made use of all the food in my fridge, I made this spinach pesto. The aim was to use up what was left over from a bag of spinach I purchased for another recipe. And then use the pesto to make pea and spinach pesto arancini. Head straight on to the Recipe … Continue reading Spinach Pesto Made With Flaked Almonds
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 For Pork And Beef Ribs
The dressing for this Korean Slaw needs to be made a little bit in advance. That way, the ginger will really infuse. Make your slaw just before you are ready to serve it to ensure that it is still nice and crispy. Head straight on to the Recipe For ♥ Korean Slaw ♥ Years ago … Continue reading Korean Slaw With A Ginger Infused Dressing
Mimi blogged about Colatura di Alici, an anchovy syrup from the south of Italy. When we were in Sicily I bought a bottle, not knowing what I would do with it. Then Karen blogged a recipe for a lemon Parmesan vinaigrette and I was inspired. I made this lemon anchovy vinaigrette and it was really … Continue reading Lemon Anchovy Vinaigrette Using Colatura di Alici
The yellow colour in this Thai yellow curry paste comes mostly from the turmeric powder. Most of the ingredients are yellow, but it is the natural dye of turmeric that makes it so bright. Head straight on to the Recipe For Yellow Curry Paste ♥ A few weeks ago I met a person who had … Continue reading Yellow Curry Paste For Thai Cooking
I was not sure what to call this - tuna sauce, or sauce for tuna? But, which ever term you prefer please do make this. It is the perfect topping for seared tuna. Head straight on to the Recipe For Tuna Sauce ♥ I am splitting up with my weather App! A few weekends ago … Continue reading Tuna Sauce Using Fresh Coriander
Do you like ice cream on a hot day? I am sure the answer to that is a resounding yes. So, make this vegan magic chocolate sauce and take your ice cream up a level. It sets hard and gives the most amazing crack. And better still, it takes no effort to make. Head straight … Continue reading Vegan Magic Chocolate Sauce
I battled to find a recipe for Romesco Sauce in my huge collection of books. And then when I did, I adapted it to suit the ingredients I had at home. It goes perfectly with seafood and I served it with octopus and crayfish over the festive season. Head straight on to the Recipe For … Continue reading Romesco Sauce, Traditionally Served With Seafood
Using David's recipe, I made marinated ribs. These came shortly after I used the same blend to baste some chicken wings. Mark had come over to visit and the child loves a good braai. As we see so little of him I always try to make what he loves. This marinade recipe ticked all the … Continue reading Recipe For Perfectly Flavoured Marinated Ribs
While watching Yotam Ottolenghi on TV I was reminded of the tahini I had in my pantry. I came up with the idea to make a tahini salad dressing and I was very pleased with the result. These flavours worked perfectly in my cous cous salad. To it I added the left over pickled carrots from … Continue reading Recipe For Tahini Salad Dressing
Use a selection of in season fresh green herbs to make this anchovy and herb mayonnaise. It can be used as a salad dressing for grains, as a dip for artichokes, and as an accompaniment to lamb or chicken. Head straight on to the Recipe For Anchovy And Herb Mayonnaise ♥ When I drive alone … Continue reading Recipe For Anchovy And Herb Mayonnaise
This green goddess salad dressing is my own concoction. It does not truly reflect the traditional ingredients. But as it is named after the colour more than the contents I think I am OK with that. Head straight on to the Recipe For Green Goddess Salad Dressing ♥ How long after a new supermarket opens … Continue reading Green Goddess Salad Dressing
This is the first recipe in series of 3 to make my smokey halloumi salad with a seed brittle and a ginger salad dressing. Head straight on to the Recipe For Ginger Salad Dressing ♥ I was nearly born in a rally car! My mother told my dad that she thought she had gone into … Continue reading Ginger Salad Dressing For Halloumi
Marinara sauce is of Napolitano origin and as a base consists of tomatoes, garlic, herbs and onions. My mariners sauce includes the addition of capers and wine. Head straight on to the Recipe For Marinara Sauce ♥ Being the forward planner that I am, I like to have a host of recipes lined up, ready … Continue reading Marinara Sauce Perfect For Pasta
This avocado salad dressing was made to use up some very ripe avocadoes. It has a great tang from the sherry vinegar and is perfect with grains. Head straight on to the Recipe For Avocado Salad Dressing ♥ Usually winter coincides with the start of our April holidays. And normally we come back to wet, … Continue reading Recipe For Avocado Salad Dressing