Need something delicious to go alongside your main dish? Easy, tasty side dishes and salads are the answer!
Do you like to eat seasonally? There are all sorts of spurious claims made about the benefits of eating what’s in season, but the main reason for me is that stuff just tastes better! Take these blood oranges for instance – sweet, tangy and uniquely flavoured with hints of raspberry. And…
Apples & honey aren’t just for desserts! Try them in these delicious roasted root vegetables – a perfect autumnal side for Rosh Hashanah or any festive meal. Honey and apples! Does anything shout Rosh Hashanah more? I must admit, I’m guilty of adding them to all sorts of dishes, but…
About a week ago I was in town and needed to buy some fruit and veg. I nipped into the nearest grocers, which happened to be one of Cambridge’s fabulous Middle Eastern shops. But when I got to the till, my purchases didn’t quite come to £5, which was the…
Diced fresh, ripe vegetables, lightly dressed with olive oil, lemon juice & herbs – delicious! Serve with falafel, or even as part of an Israeli breakfast! Between school and university, I spent the year in Israel with a group of like-minded people from Habonim-Dror. We were based on a kibbutz,…
An incredibly delicious combination of nuts, lemon, cinnamon and apple, from North Africa via Italy. This charoset will revolutionise your seder! You know that moment at the seder when everyone fights over the last bit of charoset? No? No, I’d never experienced it before last year either, now you mention…
Quick and easy to make, these deliciously cheesy herb scones are perfect with lashings of butter. Serve with hot soup for a delightful light lunch or supper. DH and Kipper had gone out for the morning, leaving me to catch up on a million jobs around the house. Knowing they’d…
Crispy golden sweet potato latkes in minutes, in the waffle maker! Serve with sweet or savoury toppings for a delicious treat at Chanukah or any time. Sometimes, circumstances combine in unlikely ways to create something fabulous. I think it’s called serendipity. In this case, I had a giant sweet potato…
This scalloped potato roast is simple to make, and a great prepare-ahead side dish. Rosemary & garlic make it fragrant and delicious. Tuck in! The nights are starting to draw in, and thoughts are turning to delicious dishes of comforting potato, creamy soft within, crispy on top, and flavoured with…
Malawach is an easy-to-make, delicious, 3-ingredient flaky fried Jewish flatbread. Serve with fresh tomatoes, cheese & eggs for a fabulous breakfast or brunch. I think I was in my late teens when I first ate malawach on a trip to Israel. It’s a flaky, savoury fried Yemeni-Jewish flatbread, that usually…
Kipper is not generally a picky eater, but one thing she’s never liked is tomatoes. Well, identifiable tomatoes anyway. She’ll eat ketchup by the spoonful, and will tolerate a tomato-based pasta sauce, or a thin layer under the cheese on a pizza. But a slice of tomato? Raw or cooked,…
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