Creamy Avocado Sauce

My usual avocado go-to recipe is my signature guacamole (which I will share with you some time soon) - usually a trusty weekend starter.

Avocado Sauce

So I thought I would do something different with the avocados that had been awaiting my attention for the last couple of days.

Cheesy Sun-Dried Tomatoes Bread

Cheesy Sun-Dried Tomatoes Bread

I have found myself really craving "carbs" lately. At all times of the day! Probably a seasonal thing. So when this craving collided with my "baking bug", I decided to look up a recipe that I could easily work with.

Autumn/Winter Warmer:: Spicy Tomato and Chorizo Soup

With the days getting shorter and the nights getting colder (and I can no longer walk through a certain park on my way to work because it now opens later in the mornings) one of my favourite things about this time of the year is the excellent excuse to indulge in my heart-warming soup recipes as well as make up new ones before Spring gets here.

Most of my soup recipes were concocted from whatever the ingredients of the day happened to be. The Spicy Tomato and Chorizo Soup on offer today can be enjoyed anytime during the day, but especially on those cold rainy days. It will quite literally set fire to your veins ☺. I really hope you enjoy trying this out.

Spicy Tomato & Chorizo Soup

Spanish Omelette with Sauteed Chestnut Mushrooms & Peppers

Spanish Omelette with Sauteed Mushrooms & Peppers

So I just could no longer ignore the eggs that kept looking at me every single time I went into the refrigerator. They're actually from the pack of 6 I bought to make my banana bread. And since I hate wasting food, I had to put them to good use. Easier said than done for me, because raw eggs terrify me!

I decided to go with the Spanish Omelette because this version contaons one of my favourite ingredients in it - Chorizo. So that was a motivation to get me going.

Garlic-Butter Crab

Garlic-Butter Crab and Garlic Bread

Another day, another blog, another pescetarian recipe. I don't know how come, but honestly these crabs sort of literally "fell on my lap" courtesy of a friend ☺. Fresh from East Street Market, I could not just let them go to waste so they had to be cooked as soon as I got them at their freshest.

Tastes of Nostalgia:: Sorrel Juice (Zobo Drink)

Sorrel Juice

Everyone have got the foods that brings back some memory of a time or a place that they reflect on with some sort of fondness.
For me, most of those times and places are tied into my childhood, so I intend to share the recipes, foods and ingredients that I grew up with and that now I look back on with warm nostalgia.

Matsuri 2013

A couple of weeks ago, I posted a blog about my visit to the Speciality and Fine Food Fair, where I got an invite to this year's Japan Matsuri from the Wagashi Japanese Bakery which was scheduled to take place on Saturday 5th October, 2013 at London Trafalgar Square.
Prior to this, I had never heard of this event before.  And as I later found out, following some research on my part, the Matsuri is a celebration of Japanese culture which brings people together to enjoy a spectacular variety of entertainments and foods. And this is the second consecutive year that the Matsuri took place at the Trafalgar Square. Previous years' venues have included the Old Spitalfields Market and the County Hall (behind the London Eye).
On the D-day, I set off without any idea of what to expect although I was sure I was in for a fantastic time.

Baking Dilemma:: Banana Bread

Baking is probably one of my least favourite things to do in the kitchen. Not because I dislike baking and the yummy outcome of the entire process, but because nearly all the things I would love to bake involve using raw eggs - which I hate, loath, despise, dislike eggs.......you get the point - I steer clear away! The story of my weird relationship with eggs is a rather humorous one, which I will probably share another time.
So why am I talking about raw eggs you wonder....

Here's looking at you fig:: Cheese stuffed Figs wrapped in Parma Ham on a bed of Rocket Salad.

'Tis the season of figs again, so I have decided to share my version of a classic and easy recipe that you may already be familiar with; and if you aren't then you have got to try this. With the different varieties of figs available, I use the Brown Turkey for this recipe simply because compared to the other varieties, it is not as robust in flavour thereby complimenting the Mozzarella and Parma Ham Riserva beautifully.