Earlier this year we planted two runner bean plants, for most of the year they grew slowly, inching up their bamboo supports. It was only after returning home from our summer holiday in late August, we were welcomed back with a bounty of beans. We have had two harvests from our crop, and there is …
This Sri Lankan recipe for spicy stir-fried courgettes makes courgettes the star of the show. This recipe gives the humble courgette a starring role on my plate. No more bit parts packing out soups and sauces or substitutes – I’m looking at you courgetti. Courgettes are part of the squash, marrow and cucumber family. Although …
The lovely people at Morocco Gold sent me a bottle of single estate olive oil to review. Morocco Gold is a seriously high end, luxury single estate olive oil, made and pressed in the foothills of the Atlas mountains. Review: Morocco Gold single estate olive oil from the foothills of the Atlas Mountains The first thing …
This is absolutely one of my favourite curries. It’s a typical Sri Lankan recipe for a pork curry yet you probably won’t find it in restaurants. This is a curry for the home. And it’s made in my home, a lot. It takes a bit of effort, but a Sri Lankan black pork curry with …
Sri Lankan food is finally cool. I mean really cool. Over the last few years, a swathe of super trendy restaurants has sprung up across London serving a modern take on authentic Sri Lankan food. Here’s my list of where to find the best Sri Lankan restaurants in London. People are starting to find …
I have been using fresh curry leaves in my cooking ever since I can remember. My mum always had a stash of curry leaves, fresh and dried stored in her kitchen. And just like her, fresh curry leaves are a mainstay on my spice shelf. But I have started to notice that fresh curry leaves …
What is your go-to comfort food? Food that warms the cockles of your heart, food that fills you, satisfies you and soothes you in equal measure. Do you make a bowl of hot creamy, soft, steaming mash with lashings of butter and cheese? Is it simply a baked potato with a tin of beans? Perhaps …
Do you love Sri Lankan recipes? Want a Sri Lankan recipe for kale? Had enough of steaming kale, adding it to smoothies, soups and sauces? Want a kale recipe that is easy to make and is delicious? Then try this recipe for Sri Lankan recipe for kale mallung or stir-fried kale and coconut. What I love about …
I love aubergines. I love them roasted, grilled, barbecued and fried. But I find, when I make an aubergine curry, they soak up the oil like a sponge! I have adapted my original aubergine curry recipe to create this super tasty, healthy roasted aubergine curry. The healthy twist I owe this healthy twist for my healthy …
[ultimate-recipe-jump id=”17516″] This recipe is one that my mother makes. When I was a young girl I’d sit, on a high stool, in the corner of the kitchen mesmerised as she’d chop and slice onions, garlic, ginger, roast and crush whole spices to conjure up her own curry powder. I haven’t been taught how to cook …
This is one of my favourite leftover roast chicken recipes. This is my go to recipe when I need to use up leftover roast chicken. I love this recipe because it’s quick, easy and satisfying. Take one roast chicken I love to buy chicken from our local farmers’ market. When I roast a chicken spear …
I’ve been trying to make sourdough bread, and so far my efforts have come unstuck. I’ve attempted to make three sourdough mothers, all three have disowned me. And when I finally got as far as making a loaf, the result, well what can I say. My loaf was more akin to a brick. Not fit …