Tag Archives: feta

Lemon roasted chickpea, baby marrow, red onion and feta pasta

I have a bit of a backlog of easy pastas. It is easier to cook and take the pics than it is to find time in a day to process the images. I used to have a fridge overflowing with … Continue reading

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Wholewheat cous cous with roast butternut, olives, sundried tomatoes, feta, nuts and baby spinach

Another quickish meal for the starving. I made this the other night and haven’t gotten round to post it. I know I have said in the past that I am not the biggest fan of cous cous, but it was … Continue reading

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Roast baby tomato, basil, lentil and danish feta / blue cheese tarte tatin with rocket

I am not usually the pastry person but I had to suck it up and face the puff. The pi captain and my mum (who we were staying with transitionally while waiting for our furniture to arrive) were working late, … Continue reading

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Broccoli and rosemary creamy pasta

So, my camera is fixed (although I have to change the way I take pics as the reason it was broken was because it had corroded internally from steam…) and we have a 5 plate gas stove in the place … Continue reading

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Roasted olive, rosemary, feta and seeds potato salad

I have been gone for a very very long time I know. My camera broke. One minute I was taking photos of food and the next it just wouldn’t switch on again. Then I was in Maputo working for a … Continue reading

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Tomato, cucumber, avo and herb gazpacho

I have never made a gazpacho before. Essentially what it is, is a liquidized salad – which I always found somewhat off putting. But it was delicious and super quick and simple to make. Ingredients: 3 jam tomatoes half a cucumber 1 … Continue reading

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Savoury muffins (pesto and feta)

Another one of Dean’s specialties, these muffins are really quick and easy to make and utterly delicious. They also look impressive. He can’t remember where he got the initial recipe from but thinks it was from a Crank’s vegetarian recipe book … Continue reading

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Roast Vegetable Pita: Baby marrow, green olive, baby tomato and thyme // Brinjal and yoghurt // Carrot, butternut, saltanas and chillies

As is often the case, on the first night of seeing old friends, it is very easy to drink far too many gin and tonics. Zoe had bought a bunch of roastable veggies and we thought of a couple of … Continue reading

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Vanya’s Spanakopita (spinach and feta pie)

On my sister’s last night she cooked for us. Inspired by a friend’s recipe, she made a version of Spanakopita, which is a spinach pie. Spinach is in season at the moment and you can pick up 3 bunches from … Continue reading

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The Savage Kitchen: Courgette Fritters

Yesterday evening I had the pleasure of friend and local foodie, Anna Savage, cooking me dinner. Inspired by a Nigella Lawson recipe, Anna made courgette fritters, garlic yoghurt and a delicious fresh pea, tomato and cucumber salad. There were only … Continue reading

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