The original stir fry was meat based, and done very quickly on a very hot steel plate. I am not keen on using loads of very hot oil in the kitchen as it is very messy. Thing is if you don’t go quite hot, you end up with a stew rather than a fry. But …
Vegan ‘fry-up’
Vegan ‘fry up’ People often ask why vegans or vegetarians try to make carnivore look alike meals. I am not really sure why we do this, but at the moment we have Karen’s parents staying with us, and they are not even vegetarian, let alone vegan. I think we do this to make them feel …
Savoury dehydrating ideas – tomatoes, mushrooms and onions
Cherry tomatoes dehydrated Last week I showed you the dehydrated fruit snack ideas. Here are some savoury snack ideas you can do in the dehydrator: Cherry tomatoes, onions and button mushrooms. Onion rings dehydrated Make up a basic batch of marinade using about 2/3 apple cider vinegar and 1/3 olive oil. Soak the cherry tomatoes …
Spicy Beans with Apple
Spicy Beans and Apple – with sweetcorn fritters We are in the last throes of packing up to move house, so not only is there not much in the kitchen to cook, there are not many utensils nor pots and pans to cook in or with. Not surprising then, I ended up with a dish …
Fritata – a la Grecque
Fritata a la Grecque Fritatas are a great way to use up odd leftovers from the fridge. Looking for inspiration the other evening, I found half a dozen organic eggs, some cherry tomatoes, a nearly empty jar of olives and some feta cheese in the fridge. A fritata with a Greek spin was the obvious …