With Courgettes

As you’ve probably gathered from previous recipes, I love making salads that are either a meal in themselves or are a substantial part of a meal where you serve it with something barbecued – meat, chicken or fish. 
I made this week’s grilled vegetable salad with pistachio dressing by combining parts of 2 recipes from […]

I like to have a good selection of chutneys in our pantry as I consider they’re essential to any good sandwich. We always have some from Terry Lister who sells at our market every weekend. His wife’s Maharajah Chutney is a favourite. Recently however, with an abundance of vegetables in our garden, I decided to […]

At the beginning of last week when the weather turned nasty I decided it was time for soup again – it’s hard to beat a hearty vegetable soup. I’d bought a big variety of vegetables at our Market during the weekend so had plenty to go into a minestrone. In Italy there are lots of […]

This is easy on the BBQ but you could just as easily do this in the oven. The timing is for a small leg. Preheat the BBQ while preparing the lamb. Trim excess fat from the leg. Make several slits in the meat and push in slivers of fresh garlic. Rub with salt and pepper. […]

This recipe is about the ratatouille which we’ve served with grilled chicken. It’s such a versatile vegetable dish that is great with a variety of meats, chicken or firm fleshed fish or is just as good served warm or at room temperature with a green salad and rustic bread. It’s important to use the freshest […]

This is easy on the BBQ but you could just as easily do this in the oven. The timing is for a small leg. Ingredients 2 med/lg potatoes – peeled and sliced 1 large onion – peeled and sliced 1 large fennel bulb – sliced 4-5 courgettes sliced lengthwise into 3-4 pieces 4-5 sliced tomatoes […]