Homemade tartar (tartare) sauce blows its store-bought counterpart out of the water when made from scratch and it is remarkably quick & easy.
Snacks, Drinks and Sauces
A bit of a catch all category well worth taking a mosey through, I love the recipes in here and many are go to recipes I have cooked for years and really add something magical to a meal.
How to cook poppadoms… the low down on all of the ways to cook Indian papad, their pros & cons & my favourite method for this iconic snack.
Vegan onion gravy, a rich & boldly flavoured silky sauce packed to the gunnels with loads of onions, thickened with dried porcini mushrooms.
Parsley sauce, a traditional British accompaniment for fish, similar to a bechamel it begins with a roux and is silky smooth and delicious!
Pea pesto is one of my favourite variations of the Ligurian sauce, sweet garden peas, basil & pine nuts all feature in this delicious sauce.
Langos is a Hungarian flatbread a gloriously indulgent street food that simply must be topped with sour cream (tejfol) and grated cheese!
Mint raita with or without cucumber is my favourite Indian sauce, it’s just as good with a tower poppadoms as it is served with a biryani.
Apple chutney is a wonderfully fruity and easy recipe with raisins and onions that’s perfect with everything from pork to cheese & crackers.
Homemade Thai massaman curry paste is really easy to make at home & its fragrant bold flavours feature in some of my favourite Thai curries.
Homemade Thai green curry paste is easy to make at home, it tastes gloriously vibrant with a real punch of heat and it freezes perfectly.