This is one of my family’s favorite side veggie dish – Cavolo Nero with Garlic, Hazelnuts and Beans! I’m not sure how I got my kids to enjoy something so healthy but I am super chuffed when they enjoy any green vegetable beyond the humble…
When it comes to chickpeas, I think it’s fair to say I really have a ‘thing’ for them. They are such a versatile ingredient in so many dishes and are prized for their high protein and fiber content, as well as an abundance of key…
Given my Italian background, I am kind of obsessed with polenta. Growing up in South Africa in an Italian family, I remember my mum using this wonderful ingredient to accompany meat dishes cooked in tomato based sauces. Polenta is a common dish in Northern Italy…
When most of us think of barley, we think of it used in stews to add more density and bulk. I’d have to say my favorite way to use it is in salads due to its neutral flavour and interesting texture. Served warm or cold, it…
They days are heating up in the UK, so it’s a perfect excuse to light up the barbecue, eat outdoors and soak up the late suns rays. After being in the UK for 8 months we still have not purchased a barbecue so a huge thanks…
I have to introduce you to one of my current favorite veggie dishes! Welcome my beautiful, whole roasted butternut squash, stuffed with rocket, pea shoots, goats cheese and sprinkled with pine nuts. It looks and sounds impressive but the taste is even more incredible. Butternut…
I have to admit to a new little obsession of mine…Halloumi cheese! I have no idea why it has taken me so long to get hooked on it, but I am sooo glad I am! 😉 I’ve tried it in restaurants as a tapas dish…
I need not even speak about how good these Polenta chips are! But I will! I think they taste equally as devine as they look. I am HUGE polenta fan! Coming from an Italian family, polenta replaced the ‘mashed potato’ sitting under our slow cooked, saucy…
This is by far the easiest, quickest, freshest salad you will ever make. Not at all your traditional ‘coleslaw’ salad smothered in mayonnaise and goodness knows what else. Its a pet hate of mine when at a restaurant and I am served with coleslaw hiding…
So, as usual I’ve been indulging a little too much lately in the cakes and sweet department, so while the weather is ‘kinda’ heating up in UK, I was craving something healthy, light and nourishing. I love this salad for a filling lunch or light…
I just LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, this salad! So fresh, healthy and vibrant in appearance and ingredients. I was grocery shopping and came across some beautiful baby zucchini and baby fennel, I just had to get them and make this dish. It can easily be made…