Go directly to recipes There’s nothing better for a light lunch on a cold day than a nice hot soup. We could, of course, prise open a can or tear open a sachet, but making our own soup can be just as quick, we can make it to our own …
Go directly to recipes For many people, their first thought when planning a quick meal will be to reach for the pasta, and what a good thought that is. Pasta might be sneered at by the ‘low carbs’, ‘keto diet’ brigade, but it’s been part of the much vaunted ‘Mediterranean …
Go directly to recipes Vegetables are an essential part of our diet, but in our situation, it’s all too easy to bypass them altogether. I’ve found that a good way to ensure that I get enough vegetables in my diet is to have at least one all-vegetable meal every day, …
Go directly to recipes Basil Pesto is a condiment that consists of basil leaves, pine nuts, garlic, salt and hard cheese such as Parmesan or Pecorino all blended with olive oil. As it originated in Genoa, the capital city of Liguria in Italy, its traditional name is Pesto alla Genovese. …
Go directly to recipes I enjoy an instant soup as much as the next person. It’s quick, hot and tasty. However, every time I have one, I wonder whether I’m ingesting anything more than artificial colours and flavours, thickening agents, and, of course, salt…lots of salt. (Why else would they …
Go directly to recipes There’s nothing nicer on a warm day than a cold salad. Not only are salads quick and easy to make, there’s no better way to make a start on your 5 veg a day. Salads are also one dish where recipes aren’t really needed or can …
Go directly to recipes Coleslaw (from the Dutch term ‘koolsla’ meaning ‘cabbage salad’), is a salad consisting primarily of finely shredded raw cabbage with a salad dressing or condiment, commonly either vinaigrette or mayonnaise, which originated in the Netherlands in the 18th century. Since then, many variations have been developed …
Go directly to recipes We all have those days. You’re coming home from a long day at work and you pop into the supermarket for something quick for dinner. You find yourself drawn to the deli where they’ve just brought out a fresh batch of roast chickens and the aroma …
Go directly to recipes Widely cultivated for its tender, succulent, edible shoots, asparagus has been eaten in the Mediterranean region as far back as 3000BC when it was pictured as an offering on an Egyptian frieze. The ancient Greeks and Romans prized asparagus for its unique flavour, texture, and alleged …
Go directly to recipes The potato is a native of South and Central America and was brought to Europe by Spanish Conquistadors and English explorers. Distrusted at first by Europeans, the potato was eventually recognised as being not only a more reliable and hardier crop than wheat, but it could …
Go directly to recipes A common food staple in Mediterranean countries, lentils are edible seeds from the legume family, known for their lens shape and sold with or without their outer husks intact. Lentils are usually categorized by their colour, which can range from yellow and red to green, brown, …
Go directly to recipes While species of vegetables that we also call beans, such as fava beans (also known as broad beans) and garbanzo beans (another name for chickpeas) originated around the Mediterranean, most of the beans we now know originated, like so many popular vegetables, in South and Central …
