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Entries Tagged as 'Snack'
Cheese and Branston Pickle puffs
May 29th, 2020 · No Comments
Tags: Baking · cheese · Pie · pie/pasty · Snack · Vegetarian
Marmite spirals
April 6th, 2020 · No Comments
Yumblog Junior rarely gets involved in the cooking process, preferring instead to be the slightly ungrateful and generally underwhelmed recipient of a parent-prepared meal. However pandemics, close proximity, home education and a lot of time to kill, means times are a changing and she’ll be sharing her parents’ enthusiasm for the kitchen whether she likes […]
Tags: Biscuits · Kids · Snack · Vegetarian
Pitta bread
August 25th, 2017 · No Comments
Take a shop bought pitta bread and make it lighter, fluffier, yeastier and generally breadier and you should get the general idea.
Tags: Baking · Bread · greek · Snack · vegan · Vegetarian
Courgette & halloumi ‘falafels’ with spicy tomato salsa
August 24th, 2017 · No Comments
Thought it would be safer to put ‘falafels’ in inverted commas as the absence of chickpeas and the inclusion of halloumi, would probably leave us open to criticism from ‘The Guild of Master Falafel Makers‘ as well as purists, pedants, trolls, stupid people and no doubt the odd het up vegan. We here at Yumblog don’t […]
Tags: Main Course · Side Dish · Snack · Vegan(ish) · Vegetarian
Kale Mallung
July 1st, 2017 · 4 Comments
Blimey, looking at the date of the Fondue below, it would appear we haven’t written a post for a year and a half. I would be inclined to feel guilt were it not for the troubling matter of the past 18 months, during which you dear reader(s) seem to have become crazed and in our […]
Tags: Kale · Side Dish · Snack · vegan · Vegetarian
Sesame prawn toast
August 11th, 2015 · 2 Comments
Obviously being the unbearable gastro-snobs that we are here at Yumblog Terrace we would never dream of buying a meal from anywhere as common or unrefined as a take away, Chinese or otherwise. So imagine our chagrin when travellers from the Orient told of a rare Eastern delicacy known as a Sesame Prawn Toast which, […]
Tags: Asian · Bread · Fish · Seafood · Snack
Pumpkin three ways
October 28th, 2013 · No Comments
There are only 3 shopping days left until Hallowe’en, so why not hot foot it down to your nearest pumpkinorium, grab yourself the largest Cucurbita pepo you can carry and drag it back to the kitchen table, there to prepare it not once, not twice, but thrice-wise as prescribed below – ensouped, seedled and carved. […]
Tags: Hallowe'en · Snack · Soup · Vegetarian
Roasted sweet potato and carrot soup
October 22nd, 2013 · No Comments
I’m always reluctant to write up a recipe for soup as it seems far too simple to warrant a post and possibly risks insulting your no doubt exemplary culinary skills dear reader(s). After all, your average soup is usually just a few veg zhuzhed up in olive oil or butter, simmered for 20 mins in […]
Tags: Snack · Soup · Starter · Vegan(ish) · Vegetarian
Moroccan chickpea stew with fried egg brik & cucumber salad
July 10th, 2013 · No Comments
Now that interesting looking critter below is called a brik and is essentially an egg dropped into the middle of a sheet of filo which is then wrapped up and shallow fried. It comes accompanied by a spicy chickpea curry and a refreshing cucumber and coriander salad. Service not included. Not only is this a […]
Tags: Brunch · Eggs · Main Course · Snack · unusual foods
Carta di musica (with rosemary oil)
March 10th, 2013 · 2 Comments
This recipe does require the use of a pasta maker so you’ll need to have a rummage around in your cupboard of only-used-once things. There it is next to the Ken Hom wok set … to the left of the Jamie Oliver Flava Shaker … and behind everything you ever bought from the Lakeland catalogue.
Tags: Baking · Bread · Rosemary · Snack · Thermospatula · Vegetarian
Surf & Oeuf
January 9th, 2013 · No Comments
Smoked salmon scotch (quail) egg You can tell you’re at the Ocado end of the middle-class spectrum when your 2.5 year old asks for smoked salmon and quails eggs for breakfast. Soon she’ll be insisting on Jo Malone bum wipes. Anyway, if you manage to wrestle the ingredients away from your toddler why not make […]
Tags: Eggs · Fish · Quail egg · Side Dish · Snack · Starter · Tapas
Pan Con Patatas
August 14th, 2012 · 2 Comments
Forget the mapping of the human genome, the discovery of the Higgs Boson God particle, or the invention of L’Oreal’s age defying Boswelox™, I think we here at Laboratoires Yumblog can humbly announce we have made the single greatest scientific breakthrough since our prehistoric ancestors rubbed two dinosaurs together and conjured up fire. Like many […]
Tags: Bread · Hangover · Snack · Tapas · Vegetarian
Garlic bread
July 18th, 2012 · No Comments
Ok, here’s a plan…the next time you make pizza dough (what do you mean you don’t make your own pizza dough?) make double/quadruple/sextuple quantities, portion them out and freeze the surplus for future generations. That way, whenever you fancy something a tad tastier than can be supplied by your local Dominoes, you’ll have a pizza […]
Tags: Baking · Pizza · Side Dish · Snack · Tapas · Vegetarian
Sweetcorn fritters
January 27th, 2012 · 2 Comments
A while back we bought a bumper pack of frozen sweetcorn for Yumblog Junior hoping this might make a healthy addition to her somewhat restricted and monotonous diet. As is invariably the case she gave our offering a glance of contempt, shook her head and returned to her preferred menu of bananas, Marmite and toothpaste. […]
Tags: Brunch · Eggs · Main Course · Snack · Sweetcorn · Vegetarian
Mushroom soup
November 5th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Our recent enthusiasm for cooking with mushrooms is appropriate as at the moment we seem to be cultivating several interesting varieties of our own on the increasingly damp internal walls here at Yumblog Cottage. The damp man* who came round to investigate told us we can eradicate 70% of the problem by simply keeping the […]
Tags: Mushrooms · Snack · Soup · Starter · Vegetarian
Cream of celery soup
October 21st, 2011 · No Comments
Now I know I don’t need to remind you dear reader, that when Pope Gregory XIII introduced the Gregorian calender in 1582 he decreed that the third Sunday of October would herald the beginning of Soup Season (Source: Wikipedia). Obviously in these most modern of times we are much more relaxed about such things and […]
Tags: Snack · Soup · Starter · Vegetarian
Grumbeerekiechle au Chevre Chaud…
October 14th, 2011 · No Comments
…or potato pancakes with toasted goat’s cheese. Or indeed rosti with toasted goat’s cheese. But another Alsatian dish anyway.
Tags: Brunch · cheese · Snack · Vegetarian(ish)
Roasted elephant garlic
August 4th, 2011 · No Comments
We returned from a weekend visit to Grannie Gwydwr with among other things this saucy and buxom bulb of elephant garlic. …and by way of a diversion from riotous ‘hooded thuggery‘ and the long overdue collapse of capitalism, here are two diverting links: Diverting link #1, diverting link #2 Cover shot from this month’s ‘Allium […]
Tags: Snack · Vegetarian
Sage and rosemary potato wedges
May 26th, 2011 · 2 Comments
The beauty of this recipe is you can kid yourself you are eating a healthy authentic Mediterranean potato dish when in fact you are just scoffing fancy chips.
Tags: Side Dish · Snack · Vegetarian
Soft cheese, puy lentil and parsley salad
April 19th, 2011 · No Comments
A few weekends back the Yumblog family boarding a cramped Virgin train and sped uncomfortably northwards to West Yorkshire in what could be referred to as Phase Two of their cunning plan for a bright and exciting new future. A few days later they returned to Yumblog Towers refreshed and excited and carrying a modest […]
Tags: cheese · Main Course · salad · Snack · Vegetarian
Brandade de Morue (Salt Cod and Potato Purée)
April 11th, 2011 · No Comments
Oft of a weekend we don disguises, dodge the border guards, dash across the metaphorical railway tracks and stealthily enter the sanctuary of E9 – aka Victoria Park Village. VPV (as I am sure it is referred to by Foxtons) is a culinary oasis in the otherwise apocalyptic wasteland of Costcutters and sub-KFC-style ‘restaurants’ which […]
Tags: Fish · Salt Cod · Side Dish · Snack · Tapas
27 ways with onions …
February 1st, 2011 · No Comments
2. Creamed onion and cider soup with Stilton A quarter of the way into our sack of onions, time to try another soup… Featuring as it does cider and Stilton, this could probably be called an English Onion Soup.
Tags: Main Course · Snack · Soup · Starter
Minty Pea Fritters with Smoked Salmon
January 17th, 2011 · No Comments
I couldn’t think of an introduction to this recipe so I ran it back and forth through BabelFish a few times until I ended up with ‘Muntachtige pea fries in oil the pie of meat [s] in order to fumigate the salmon of the friend’. Incidentally, apologies to Gordon Ramsay for our childish reference to […]
Tags: Main Course · Snack · Starter
Stilton (& Rocket) Tart
January 17th, 2011 · No Comments
Despite heroic efforts on our part, post-Christmas still found us with a substantial wedge of a 3 tonne wheel of Stilton left uneaten. This tart was one of several tasty ways we found to remedy the problem.
Tags: Baking · cheese · Eggs · Main Course · Snack · Starter · Vegetarian
Œufs brouillés au fromage de chèvre
January 17th, 2011 · No Comments
… or scrambled eggs with goat’s cheese. If you want a different more goaty way to scramble your eggs, this is the recipe for you.
Tags: Breakfast · Brunch · Eggs · Snack · Vegetarian
Elote (Corn on the cob with mayo, cheese & chilli)
July 22nd, 2010 · No Comments
I’ll never forget the charming little threadbare street vendor on the dusty corner of Presa Las Virgenes and Paseo de la Reforma where we would regularly purchase our Elotes at the end of a frantic day’s shoot. We’d take these tasty corn ‘popsicles’ up to the terracotta rooftops of our rambling majestic casa and accompanied […]
Tags: cheese · Mexican · Side Dish · Snack · Tapas · Vegetarian
Chilled Pea(+pod) & Mint Soup
July 2nd, 2010 · No Comments
Readers who feel more comfortable living their lives to a strict set of arbitrary rules will be pleased to discover this recipe adheres to the Four ‘S’ Dictum of Culinary Correctness: 1. Fresh peas are currently available – Seasonal. 2. Our balcony is resplendent with home-grown mint – Sustainable. 3. It’s eaten cold and it’s […]
Tags: Snack · Soup · Starter · Vegetarian
Butterbean Soup?
July 2nd, 2010 · 2 Comments
The question mark is there because if eaten immediately this is a thick wholesome soup, but if left in the fridge overnight and eaten cold, it miraculously transforms into a tasty bean salad. Two different foodstuffs for the price (and effort) of one. Well bargain, innit.
Tags: salad · Side Dish · Snack · Soup · Starter · Vegetarian
Roasted Anaheim Peppers with Anchovies
July 2nd, 2010 · No Comments
Anaheim peppers are essentially mild with an unexpected and pleasing peppery warmth which registers a modest 500 to 2,500 on the Scoville scale. If you can’t get hold of them use the common or garden red pepper and cut it into 1 – 2cm strips.
Tags: Side Dish · Snack · Tapas
Chickpea Soup
June 23rd, 2010 · No Comments
The chefs at our flagship eatery ‘Chez Yumblog’ are always on the look out for new and exciting ways to add the humble, nutritious and CHEAP chickpea to the menu. Consequently there was much excitement in the kitchen when Pascal le Plongeur nervously presented this recipe to the Kitchen Porter, who passed it on to […]
Tags: Snack · Soup · Starter · Vegetarian
Baked Beans on Toast
May 30th, 2010 · 5 Comments
Relax, these are obviously middle-class baked beans which involve overnight soaking, an hour and a half in the oven and plenty of extra virgin olive oil.
Tags: Breakfast · Brunch · Snack · Vegetarian
Feta & Leek Borek
May 23rd, 2010 · 2 Comments
This recipe is from the poetically titled and yet to be published ‘Purple Citrus and Sweet Perfume‘ by Silvena Rowe which was featured in the latest OFM. If this and the other published recipes are anything to go by, this particular publication could well be joining the myriad cookbooks gracing the West Wall of the […]
Tags: Baking · cheese · Side Dish · Snack · Vegetarian
Dr Yum Gourmet Crispbread
May 21st, 2010 · 2 Comments
This recipe was the result of a pioneering scientific experiment to recreate something similar to Dr. Karg Crispbreads which, despite their medical honorific and Teutonic wholemeal worthiness are surprisingly tasty and addictive – especially if topped with a wedge of Extra Mature and a dollop of Branston. And so to the experiment…not being experts in this […]
Tags: Baking · Biscuits · Bread · Snack · Vegetarian
Green Pancakes with Lime Butter
May 13th, 2010 · No Comments
Exhausted by the weeks of avoiding the electioneering and depressed at the prospect that this would no doubt be our last weekend under an (admittedly crap) Labour government, we felt the need for something both fortifying and cheery for breakfast. Turning to a small Yotam Ottolenghi recipe book which had recently plopped out of the […]
Tags: Side Dish · Snack · Vegetarian
Carrot, Ginger & Honey Soup
March 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment
The winter clouds part and in the park a thin ray of sunshine illuminates a single crocus striving to push its trampled head above the prairie of discarded KFC boxes … spring has arrived in Bethnal Green. This beautiful natural wonder heralds the change of the seasons and signifies that perhaps it is time to […]
Parsley Pikelet
March 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Another slightly involved yet very tasty recipe from the mighty Dan ‘Love Bites’ Lepard. The slightly involved element is both understatement and DL raison d’etre and doubtless all his recipes benefit from the multi-tiered preparation, but SOMETIMES you want to make something you can eat while you can still remember starting the recipe. These are […]
Tags: Snack · Vegetarian
Tuna Delights (for cats)
December 10th, 2009 · No Comments
Here’s a great idea – why not get up early on Saturday morning and spend an hour baking for a cat? After all it has to be a rewarding experience, our feline colleagues are renowned for their un-fussy attitude to food and the appreciative way they savour every meal lovingly placed before them. What could […]
Tags: Baking · Fish · Pets · Snack
Potted Mackerel
December 3rd, 2009 · No Comments
Take one Guardian Weekend magazine and one quandary about what to feed Archaeologist T. Realise that multiple small dishes that can be dipped into at a fixed pace are just the thing. Go to the market and buy fish. The market being a fish stall on Roman Road just round the corner, these fish were […]
Tags: Fish · Side Dish · Snack · Starter
Potted Cheese
December 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
As with the mackerel, so with the cheese. It was in the same Fearnley-Whittingstall spread* as the potted mackerel and required cheese, butter and a splash of vin rouge or some vine-based glug, thereby having all the markings of a winner about it. The man himself suggested you play with the recipe and use whichever […]
Tags: cheese · Snack · Starter · unusual foods
Review: Abel & Cole Gorgonzola Dolce
October 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
If you follow the link you’ll discover this young Gorgonzola came to us from Sardinia via Acton. Roasted Tomato and Gorgonzola Tarts with Balsamic Vinegar Caramel
Tags: Baking · cheese · Main Course · Reviews · Side Dish · Snack · Starter · Vegetarian