Pearl barley is simply barley with all of the bran removed. Similar to wheat in terms of nutritional value, this chewy grain is perfect in stews and soups. I have just started using it in salads as it gives a great texture and fills you up! It’s also extremely cheap (around 50p for 500g) so [...]
Posts Tagged ‘lunch’
Two ways with Hummus – recipe
Posted in Cuisine, Dinner, Lebanese, Recipes (cooking), Salad, Savoury recipes, Vegetarian, tagged baby plum tomato, cheap meal, cucumber, dinner, flat bread, hummus, lunch, quick supper, recipe, versatile dish on February 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I just LOVE hummus. The humble chick pea is one of my favourite legumes because it is so versatile and tasty! I mostly add them to stews, my favourite being a curried chickpea and spinach stew. I haven’t made it for a while but it is sure to make an appearance on here soon. My [...]
Roast tomato, buffalo mozzarella and puy lentil salad
Posted in British, Cuisine, Dinner, European, Recipes (cooking), Salad, Savoury recipes, Vegetarian, tagged lunch, salad, dinner, healthy dinner, recipe, puy lentils, roasted tomatoes, buffalo mozzarella, dried pulses on February 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I had never cooked Puy Lentils until I made this salad. We have recently just moved into a new kitchen and the dried pulses now stand proud in kilner jars so that I can actually see them! The Puy Lentils sat neglected at the back of the cupboard in our old kitchen for so long [...]
Crayfish and Mushroom Risotto recipe
Posted in British, Cuisine, Dinner, Fish, Recipes (cooking), Savoury recipes, tagged crayfish and mushroom risotto, dinner, lunch, recipe on February 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I bought a tub of Crayfish tails when I was trying to do my 6 weeks without sugar. I was going to use them for a salad but after giving up (let’s face it I only lasted 6 days!), salads weren’t high on the agenda anymore. So I decided to cook a Crayfish and Mushroom [...]
The first Brunch. Toast, East Perth
Posted in Australia, Reviews, tagged avacado, brunch, cafe, east perth, feta cheese, french toast, Heathrow airport, lunch, river, roasted tomato, snow crisis, Toast on December 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m probably one of the luckiest people that passed through Heathrow last weekend. Normally I would be so happy that snow had stuck to the ground but not then. Two days before we were due to fly to Australia, the snow came thick and fast and temperatures dropped to their lowest for 20 years. There [...]
Sunday Upmarket Ethiopian lunch
Posted in London market food, Reviews, tagged brick lane, east london, ethiopian food, food market, lunch, street food, sunday upmarket on October 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I wish that the UK had a better street food offering. I have heard rumours of great street food in countries such as Brazil and Canada and even though I haven’t been lucky enough to visit those places, I truly believe that their offering is better than ours. How many times have you succumb to [...]
Meet me on the Towpath in Dalston
Posted in Australian, £ x 1, London cafes, Reviews, tagged cake, Jason Lowe, Lori De Mori, lunch, Towpath Dalston on May 21, 2010 | 7 Comments »
A few weeks ago I arranged a lunch with @MathildeCuisine for today – how lucky were we with the weather! Myself and @foodiestgeorge went along to meet Mathilde at Towpath, a new venture from writer Lori De Mori and photographer Jason Lowe on a less glamerous stretch of Regents Canal. Upon arrival, I was unsurprised [...]



