Archive for ‘Salad Recipes’

Hey Brits, it really is summertime. That's code for salad season! Despite what you may think when you look out the window, or when you go out for a stroll in your mac, it is technically the summer. The weather, at least in the Southeast of England, has been so humid and muggy that the last thing I've wanted was a hot meal. As ...

And a side of carrots! Hmm, that doesn't sound very exciting, does it? Here's the thing: I got a mandolin slicer, I had a huge bag of carrots, and I wanted to play. Enough said. To make the pretty design in the carrots, just score down 4 sides of each carrot and cut a small sliver out. If you don't have ...

This is another dead easy vegetarian recipe which makes a great starter to any meal. I think a nice blue cheese would also work in place of the goat's cheese. I have a confession. This is the first time I've ever knowingly tried broad beans. It is most certainly the first time I have ever cooked them. Result? ...

Let me begin by saying that I am perfectly aware that this is probably no traditional way to make couscous and I'm happy with that. I'm interested in food tradition, but I find the end result far more appealing; if it tastes good then who cares how it was made? I have been wanting to find a way to use ...

Talk about the ideal I've-got-to-entertain-my-husband's-boss-but-I'm-a-shit-cook starter! Seriously, this dish will take you about ten minutes to prepare, and the results are fab. I made it for our 4th wedding anniversary (please don't get me wrong; I don't care about the anniversary so much as I care about having an excuse to make a nice meal) and ...