If you, like me have an abundance of green beans this recipe is a great way to use them up and provide a little warming comfort as the weather turns. It’s Middle Eastern in essence but I’ve adapted it to reduce the large amounts of oilve oil traditionally used, replacing it with stock. Equally delicious… Continue reading Stewed Green Beans

Harissa paste, a North African spice blend made with variations of chilli peppers being the main ingredient along with other herb and spice combinations. Found in all larger supermarkets, health food shops, Asian stores and speciality food shops it goes really well with the creamy tahini in this dish. The tahini dressing is my own… Continue reading Harissa Roast Potatoes with Tahini dressing

Irish rhubarb is in season right now and utterly delicious stewed in orange juice with a hint of cardamom. It’s an excellent topping for pancakes served with thick natural yogurt and some chopped nuts. My pancake recipe is based on the Ballymaloe cookery method and is fool proof. Add more sugar to the fruit while… Continue reading Pancakes with stewed Rhubarb and Cardamom

These heart shaped chocolate shortbread biscuits take less than 10 minutes to make but taste fantastic. Covered in your favourite chocolate, they make a great Valentine’s present. Taste the love ♥. Makes 10-12. Ingredients: 170g of plain flour 100g of butter 40g of caster sugar 150g of milk chocolate dried edible rose petals (optional)  … Continue reading Valentine’s chocolate covered shortbread biscuits

Keftas are basically Moroccan meatballs and this is my favourite tagine, a thick tomato sauce with meatballs and eggs nestled within. The first place I ate it was in a roadside restaurant in Ouarzazate on the way to Merzouga. It was so good we stopped at the same place on the return journey. This is… Continue reading Beef Kefta and Egg Tagine

My Persian style lamb is really easy to make and the saffron in the marinade is key to this dish. Iran has some of the best quality saffron in the world and its worth buying a really good quality brand. For this recipe, I like to leave the lamb overnight, covered in the fridge to… Continue reading Persian Style Lamb with Almond Tarator

I absolutely adore leeks and this bake is a great recipe for the turning weather. Inspiration for this recipe comes from the Turkish Dish Fırında Pırasa Dilimleri which translates as leek slices in the oven. Serve with a green salad for a comforting lunch. If you can’t source dukkah substitute sesame seeds instead. Serves 4.   Ingredients:… Continue reading Turkish Leek Bake with Dukkah