Aïoli

by Deb Worgan

Ingredients
¾ cup mild or delicate olive oil
2 or 3 garlic cloves peeled and chopped
A large pinch of salt
1 egg yolk, at room temperature
Juice of half a lemon
½ tsp salt and a pinch of black pepper

Method

Place garlic, a dash of oil and salt in a food processor or a blender. Pulse for 2 seconds.
Add the egg yolk and pulse on and off … Read more »

Tomato & olive oil starter

by Deb Worgan

Ingredients
½ cup medium or robust olive oil
3 very ripe tomatoes
salt and pepper
bread stick

Method

Grate the tomatoes into a bowl (it tastes better grated rather than blitzed).
Mix in the olive oil, salt and pepper to taste.
Cut the bread stick into diagonal, thin slices and toast very gently.
Spread a generous serving of the
tomatoes on the toast to serve.

Beans – the toot fruit

by Tikka Wilson
Pulses, otherwise known as beans, are a wonderful food. Beans are legumes, meaning the seeds are produced in pods and I’ll focus on dried or tinned beans. For people who eat mostly plants, beans are a great source of protein. For those who treasure their microbiome, the little guys in your gut love beans!
The gas story
Let’s do the gas bit first. Beans contain a starch called raffinose. Humans can only … Read more »

Chicken liver pâté

Chicken livers are cheap and this recipe is quick and delicious!

Ingredients:

225 grams chicken livers, well-trimmed

1/2 small onion, thinly sliced

1 small garlic clove, smashed and peeled

1 bay leaf

1/4 teaspoon thyme leaves

Sea salt flakes

1/2 cup water

170 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature

2 teaspoons Cognac or Scotch whisky

Freshly ground pepper

Toasted bread, for serving

Directions:

In a medium saucepan, combine the chicken livers, onion, garlic, bay leaf,

thyme and 1/2 … Read more »

Guacamole

by Linda sang

This is delicious with the corn fritters and uses more corn!

Put all ingredients into a food processor. Then process quickly to keep some texture. 

1 ripe avocado
Kernels from 1 cob of corn
2 garlic cloves, mashed
¼ cup of finely chopped onion
½ a small tomato, squeeze the seeds out and chopped
Fresh coriander leaves and stalks as much as you like, chopped roughly
Juice of 1 lime
1 tbsp or a bit more to taste of sweet chilli sauce
Salt and pepper

Avocado salsa

Conbributed by Deb Worgan

Ingredients
1 large, ripe avocado
1 ½ tomatoes
2 tbsn coriander
2 tbsn lemon or lime juice
2 tbsn red onion, chopped
1 dash Tabasco sauce

Method
1. Combine all ingredients.
2. Mash and toss gently with a fork.
3. Cover and refrigerate.