Cake Without Egg
Honey And Spice Cake This handy egg-less cake, slightly adapted from the useful and tasty The Art of the Larder by Claire Thomson, can be made from what’s in the cupboard and has a texture like the sticky Mr Kipling’s…
CUPBOARD QUICKY
Blender Soup This simple soup is slightly adapted from Cook Fast, Eat Well by Sue Quinn. Sue is sharing cupboard recipes on Instagram • 1 tin beans (eg kidney or black), drained• 1 tin chopped tomatoes• 1 tsp vegetable stock…
SEASONAL SEAFOOD
Coral Spaghetti By Adrian Ferrer The often-ignored scallop corals are championed here. Much like our native crabs with their white and brown meat, the scallop contains two very different flavours and textures. The corals have a truly unique taste, deeper…
Samera’s Malfood Salq (stuffed leaves)*
Ingredients• Wilted vine leaves, or other leaves such as Swiss chard or lettuce (Samera uses chard)• About a cup of basmati rice• 1 tbsp olive oil• About half a cup of tomato puree• Cooked minced meat (optional)• Finely chopped garlic…
Hamrin’s Farooj Mahshi (stuffed chicken)
By Safiya Young Ingredients • 1 whole chicken• cup of rice• cup of boiling water• vegetable stock cube• tbsp olive oil• 1 diced carrot• A few cloves of garlic crushed until very soft• Spices: cumin, coriander, turmeric, chilli, Salt and pepper…
Yellow Granny’s Lemon Posset
By Safiya Young This recipe has been passed on through the hands (or emails) of many a friend and delighted many a face, though it is thought to have originated from BBC Food. I believe each cook has put their…
Eggman
By Safiya Young “Which came first,The chicken or the egg?I ate the chicken,And then I ate its leg.” If you like music and fancy cooking something at home (using only eggs), why not check ch-check check check out this recipe…
Tea-Time Jazz
I’m often asked for ideas to jazz up teatime but not alienate guests or cause a fall out with the in-laws. Combining fruit with vegetables is an easy way to introduce a bit of an exotic feel without being contrived…
Chewy Oat & Fruit Cookies
This is a great recipe, easy to follow and easy to customise. Raisins, dried apricots, cranberries and nuts could be added to the basic recipe. Get your hands sticky or rally the troops to muck in. These last no longer…
Quick Wild Garlic Hummus
• 200g (small tin) chickpeas• 2 tablespoons lemon juice• 100g (fistful) wild garlic leaves (rinsed and roughly chopped)• 1 teaspoon ground cumin • 1 tablespoon Tahini (sesame seed paste)• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil • 4 tablespoons water• pinch…