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Entries from May 2011
Tuna confit salad
May 27th, 2011 · No Comments
Vanilla risotto with poached rhubarb
May 26th, 2011 · No Comments
For lovers of puds and alliteration this is a tasty toothsome treat…
Tags: Dessert · Rice · Vegetarian
Griddled courgette & mint salad
May 26th, 2011 · No Comments
…a simple refreshing salad.
Tags: salad · Side Dish · 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
Wilted greens and potato with cheese sauce
May 25th, 2011 · No Comments
If you fancy two of your five-a-day smothered in cheese sauce then this is the recipe for you.
Tags: cheese · Main Course · Side Dish · Vegetarian(ish)
Tomato and cumin soup (avec egg)
May 24th, 2011 · No Comments
With the weekend Guardian scattered over floor and table, Adam and Joe on 6Music and Yumblog Junior playing happily and noisily within the Tachyon beam containment field, few meals are more eagerly anticipated here at at Yumblog Towers than Saturday brunch… and few dishes have endorsed that anticipation with more spicy gusto than this delicious […]
Tags: Brunch · Eggs · Soup · Vegetarian
Yoghurt & pearl barley soup with spiced chickpea koftas
May 18th, 2011 · No Comments
If you’re in the market for something weird yet tasty then give this recipe a go… I guarantee* you’ve never eaten anything like this before. A word of warning though, pearl barley has a bent for clogging up dishwashers so best go manual on this one. * UK and Ireland only. Terms and conditions apply. […]
Tags: Pearl Barley · Soup · unusual foods · Vegetarian
Fusilli with 3 herb pesto
May 12th, 2011 · 3 Comments
Being a puritan and a snob, I wouldn’t normally condone any recipe for pesto which strayed away from the traditional holy trinity of basil, pine nuts and parmesan. Profane variations such as ‘Rocket and walnut’ or ‘Spinach and sun-dried tomatoes’ have a desperate and makeshift ‘Ready Steady Cook’ feel about them, which in my experience […]
Tags: cheese · Main Course · pasta · Vegetarian(ish)
Potato and Asparagus Frittata
May 11th, 2011 · 5 Comments
In an attempt to escape the hysterical media build up to ‘the wedding’, not to mention the event itself with its stupid street parties, stupid bunting, stupid flag waving and general unseemly national deference to our ‘betters’, we left the country and spent Easter in the relaxed sun-drenched (republic) of Berlin. Fortunately for us the […]
Tags: Asparagus · cheese · Eggs · Main Course · Starter · Tapas · Vegetarian(ish)