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Preserving Lemons

15th January 2014 By Urvashi Roe

I always have an abundance of lemons in the house but even more so at this time of year.  It’s bitterly cold in our old Victorian house and we already have the odd sniffle here and there so a hot toddy with lemon or a squirt in hot water with some ginger is the perfect […]

Filed Under: Preserves & Pickles Tagged With: cooking, food, Morocco, preserved lemons

Lurpak Lightest

4th January 2014 By Urvashi Roe

I’m starting to feel the excesses of Christmas and all this dreary drizzle has really put me off going outside for fresh air and exercise.  I’m inspired by all the raw food posts and detox meals but I still find myself drawn to baking, cups of tea and a good book by the fire. That […]

Filed Under: Products Tagged With: baking, cooking, food, Lurpak

Cocktails, Canapés And A Happy New Year!

31st December 2013 By Urvashi Roe

I could not let the last post of 2013 be on anything other than by two favourite things!  I must confess to having them both on a regular basis and not just on special occasions but as this will be my last post of 2013, it seems to be a fitting occasion.  Perfectly compatible with […]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: canape, Cocktail, cooking, New Year, New Years Eve, recipes

Santa’s Having Salted Caramel This Year

24th December 2013 By Urvashi Roe

“Do you think Santa watches Bake Off Mummy?” said my youngest the other day.  I wasn’t really sure how to answer that so I obliged with “Of course he does. Someone has to bring Paul a present don’t they?” She laughed but pressed on. “So do you think like Mary and Paul Santa gets a bit […]

Filed Under: Sweet Tagged With: canape, caramel, Christmas, cooking, food, santa

The Christmas Tree Is Finally Up!

23rd December 2013 By Urvashi Roe

Christmas doesn’t officially start in our house til after my birthday on December 11th. No cards. No decorations. No tree.  This year we’ve been so busy with after work events, weekends away, school concerts and the general madness of working families that we only just put our tree up yesterday evening. With this come a […]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas tree, cooking, food, Mince pie

Mini Filo Mince Pies

23rd December 2013 By Urvashi Roe

If you’re a bit sick of mince pies and stodgy pastry at Christmas, this is a nice light version is super easy to rustle up for unexpected guests. You’ll need About 8 sheets of filo pastry 100g mincemeat/mince pie filling 1 apple – grated Zest of 1 orange 50g melted butter Icing sugar for dusting […]

Filed Under: Sweet Tagged With: baking, Christmas, cooking, food, Mince pie

Courgettes in Charmoulla

7th December 2013 By Urvashi Roe

This is a really simple side dish I learned in Morocco at the L’Atelier Madada Cookery School in Essaouria.  It’s wonderful with some leftover plan rice or couscous or just some crusty bread. You’ll need 2 medium courgettes 1 clove of garlic finely chopped 2 tbsp olive oil 1 tsp lemon juice. The skin of […]

Filed Under: Light Bites Tagged With: cooking, courgette, food, Salad, Zucchini

Sea Bream and Vegetable Tagine

7th December 2013 By Urvashi Roe

This was the first tagine I ever made.  I learned the recipe from Muna at a wonderful cookery school in Essaouira called L’Atelier Madada.  It is much easier than I thought and I use this as a base for so many different types of tagines now.   It takes just half an hour to prepare […]

Filed Under: Main Meal Tagged With: cooking, fish, food, Morocco, sea bream, tagine

Apple And Pecan Cookies

7th November 2013 By Urvashi Roe

I love this basic cookie mix.  It’s a good one for using up odd nuts or pieces of fruit.  Pour over some custard and you have an instant dessert More apple recipes

Filed Under: Breakfast, Sweet Tagged With: afternoon tea, apple, baking, biscuits, cookies, cooking, food, pecan

All That Bloody Beetroot!

30th October 2013 By Urvashi Roe

Beetroot was a logical thing to plant in our allotment.  We love it so let’s grow it. Looks easy enough. My husband and I got totally sucked in by the different varieties but settled for a traditional round one and the one with stripes running through it that chefs love to slice into delicately presented […]

Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: Beetroot, cooking, food

Courgette and Baobab Bhajias

16th October 2013 By Urvashi Roe

I was invited to the Harvest Festival at The Eden Project to talk to people about Baobab and take up the challenge to create some recipes.  This was my savoury offering which worked really well.  The baobab powder brought out the citrus of the lemon and gave the bhajias a light tang. You’ll need 300g […]

Filed Under: Light Bites Tagged With: baobab, cooking, courgette, Eden Project, food, Gujarati, indian food

Courgette Soup with Feta, Parsley and Cumin Gremolata

6th October 2013 By Urvashi Roe

I’ve had a glut of courgettes this summer and so it’s been great experimenting with them vs simply chargrilling which is what I usually do.  They are lovely on their own with sea salt, fresh herbs and olive oil but I rather love this easy soup because the colour on a grey, rainy day is […]

Filed Under: Soup Tagged With: Allotment, cooking, courgette, food, homegrown, soup, vegetables

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