BLT salad

A BLT Salad

Fairly Quick, Very Easy and Utterly Delicious This is a great salad for an easy weekday dinner. Of course, you can have it for lunch if you prefer, or even dinner. It’s perfect at any time of year: a little bit cold, but with a bit of warmth. If you’ve got time on your side,…

Salmon gravlax with mustard and dill mayonnaise

Gravlax for a tasty starter

It all started when I was trying to decide what would complement a Scandinavian rye loaf. I am not a huge fan of pickled things, which my research kept pointing to, so I decided to go down the curing route instead. Takes about 10 minutes (if that) on day one, then you just leave it…

Butternut squash soup

Butternut squash soup

It’s squash time of year! I love a butternut squash, so I was pleased to see a magnificent specimen in my Oddbox delivery this week. These are great roasted with spices, but this time I made a simple soup, perfect given the distinctly autumnal turn the weather has taken. I gave it a bit of…

Purple Carrot Hummus

Purple Carrot Hummus

Purple Carrot Hummus What to do when a large bunch of purple carrots catches your eye? These are really good for you and, apparently, came before the orange carrots we are so used to seeing these days. Well, you could just keep it simple and steam them and serve as a side dish. Or you…

Stuffed Courgettes - It’s vegetarian and easily made with oil or butter

Stuffed Courgettes

I rose to the courgette challenge! Here’s a delicious and versatile idea for a lunch or indeed a dinner. Or maybe breakfast – who knows in these lockdown times, the usual rules don’t apply. It’s vegetarian and could easily be made with oil instead of butter and with vegan cheese. Any lentils will do, any…

Crab Cakes

Crab Cakes

I was asked to do something with tinned crab for the Lockdown Lunchbox – and I do love a fishcake, so I decided to do these gorgeous little crab cakes. They are quick and easy to make and great with a bit of chilli sauce on the side or some salad. You could use tinned…