Georgina Adamson
A colourful summer salad – vegetables are roasted and caramelised, served with a rich balsamic dressing, and finished with glazed walnuts and cranberries. A variety of vegetables can be used, and quantities will vary depending on numbers but keep the pieces similar in size.
Roast 1 bunch baby beets (or 2 larger beets cut into quarters) by placing on baking paper, drizzling with olive oil, and seasoning. Make a … Read more »
Margaret Goddard
Smells of river mud and ripening fruit, sounds of summer bordered by cicada drumming. This is the setting of two continents close to my heart; Australia and India – a brother-in-law’s eggplant curry and my long dead mother’s special biscuit recipe.
2 tbsp oil/ghee
½ tsp black mustard and cumin seeds
½ tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp grated ginger root
1 diced onion (optional)
1 tsp salt
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp … Read more »
Carolyn Bate
1kg tuna, cut into 25mm cubes
A bunch of parsley and coriander
4 cloves garlic and 4 dried chillies
1 tbsp paprika (Spanish smoked is fine)
1 tbsp cumin, ground
1 tsp turmeric (fresh or ground)
100ml lemon juice
300ml extra virgin olive oil (EVOO).
Put herbs and spices and half the juice and EVOO into a blender and pulse to combine. Add the rest of the juice and oil … Read more »
Lynne Ford
Preparation time 15 mins Cooking time 15 minutes
Ingredients (serves four)
4x100g crottins de cabercou or a similar goats cheese. (You can use a goats cheese that is not too soft or even a camembertReady-made puff pastry
1 desert spoon of poppy seeds or sesame seeds
200g of berries (raspberries, blueberries, red fruits, cherries)
Salad
2 teaspoons of roughly broken shelled walnuts 50g mixed salad leaves
6tbs of Olive Oil
1tbs … Read more »
Chris Haynes
What could be any more comforting than a steaming bowl of risotto in winter. The great thing about this recipe you don’t have to stand over a pan for 25 minutes ladling in your stock. You get to enjoy another glass of wine while waiting for this one pot beauty to cook unaided.
¼ cup olive oil
1 onion chopped
2 cloves garlic chopped
200g Swiss brown mushrooms sliced
200g button mushrooms … Read more »
Alfred Solti
Alfred’s recipes reflect his heritage, which includes German and Hungarian. He says, ‘We often cook this, especially in winter, using left over roast chicken and gherkins we’ve made from excess cucumbers from summer. For a ‘saucier’ pasta version, I add a little of the hot pasta water, as well the cooked pasta to the pan, and stir through.’
olive oil
25g unsalted butter
200g leftover roast chicken
½ onion finely diced
1 garlic … Read more »
