I’ll confess, I’m not much of a breakfast person. I’ll often skip it during the week, and at the weekends I’ll often have something with meaty or with lots of carbs. They’ll also be typically English – Full English, crumpets, muffins… you get the drift. But I do love trying new things, and Shakshuka is definitely that. It’s a dish that originates from the Middle East and Africa, and it…
I’ve always shied away from Vegan recipes – not because I have anything against Veganism, but simply because sometimes it seems so much harder to create tried and true recipes with vegan ingredients. But when I discovered that a completely Vegan Chocolate Tart could be made pretty easily, I had to give it a go. And this recipe is pretty damn easy and with ingredients you can find in most…
Florentine Pizza is one of my favourite types of pizza, I’m not sure why but I think the combination of ingredients come together to create a lovely, rich pizza and the perfectly-cooked egg in the centre is just the perfect finishing touch. Traditionally, I believe this is made without olives but I like to include them as I love olives on pizza. But you can just as easily exclude them…
I love gnocchi, but one of my favourite things to do with it isn’t boiling it, like is usually directed on the packet, but roasting it in a little oil in the pan. It makes for a much better texture and can be the basis for some wonderful meals. This one is a great combination as the slight crispiness of the gnocchi and the crunch of the pine nuts contrasts…
Overnight oats have recently become a very trendy breakfast dish, to the point of it being labelled “a bit hipster” and I must admit I viewed it with a bit of eye-rolling myself as most of the time I’ve seen it presented in jars which has become a bit of a hipster stereotype over the years. But I am someone who doesn’t want to knock something till I’ve tried it…