When there’s a chill in the air and the mornings are dark it’s the time of year for soups that nourish and warm you. My curried pumpkin soup hits the spot. This is a thick soup, the kind your spoon can almost stand up in. It’s packed full of vegetable goodness. You’re just going to …
Okra, or ladies fingers, is a staple in Sri Lankan cooking. My Sri Lankan okra curry is a perfect option for a midweek supper. I wasn’t on the hunt for a new okra recipe. But one day, a recipe for roasted okra popped-up into my inbox. And boasting only 15 minutes to make? Wow, I …
I wish I had a list of food photography resources for beginners when I first started in food photography because honestly, I didn’t have a clue. With a basic Samsung mobile phone, I’d point and shoot and hoped for the best. I might as well have had my eyes closed! If you’re in food photography, …
During lockdown I took a six-week online food photography course, the Online Food Styling, Food Photography and Visual Story Telling eCourse run by Kimberly Espinel from The Little Plantation. Kimberly runs the highly successful vegan food photography blog – The Little Plantation. She produces the Eat Capture Share podcast. And the Eat Capture Share food …
Mango lassi makes everyone happy. What’s not to love? The sweetness of the mango, combined with the goodness of milk and yoghurt. Here’s my recipe on how to make mango lassi at home. Make this and you’ll never buy a mango lassi again! Mango lassis are a firm family favourite when we go to Indian …
Italy and gastronomy go hand in hand and nowhere is that expectation higher than in Tuscany, a destination renowned for its outstanding locally produced food and wine. While it’s pretty hard to find a bad (authentic) meal in Tuscany, the Chianti region is arguably the best of a pretty magnificent bunch when it comes to amazing food.
I’m a Londoner. London born and bred. And it’s not often I get to be a tourist in my home city. But in this collaboration with Hotels.com, I got that chance to play tourist and discover the London Bridge’s hidden gems. The area around London Bridge used to be dull, boring. Mainly offices with the …
It just takes a handful of ladies’ fingers to make this ridiculously easy and delicious Sri Lankan okra curry. The absolute beauty of this curry is its speed. In just minutes you will have a plate of this most delectable Sri Lankan vegetarian curry. You’ll be wondering why you don’t cook okra more often. Eeks …
Once you start making this cauliflower soup recipe I can guarantee you won’t stop. You’ll be down to the supermarket stuffing cauliflower and celeriac into your basket to take home and make this soup. Because my friend this soup is that darn good! Cauliflowers are having their moment, stepping out from being boiled or slathered …
Pumpkins are delicious. It seems such as waste just to carve them up for Halloween and them throw them away. After my pumpkin photo-shoot, I had a few leftover pumpkins that demanded to be cooked and eaten. And rightly so. After making my pumpkin curry, I used the last of my munchkin pumpkins to create …
What will you do with the flesh you’ve hollowed out of your Halloween pumpkins? You can make this easy green bean and pumpkin curry recipe. It’s perfect for keeping you warm during the chilly October nights. Actually, it’s perfect for any night of the year. Pumpkins are great at soaking up the flavour. This pumpkin …
I love asparagus. And each week a bunch or two has been making its way into my shopping basket. And it’s this roasted asparagus soup with gruyere that has helped me get through this not so glorious summer. A simple, yet delicious soup recipe The full flavour of the asparagus is brought out by roasting …