Easy to follow recipes and restaurant reviews
This vibrant risotto is a result of blending spinach, parsley and basil with your vegetable stock and using this when cooking the rice. Finished off with a knob of butter and some Parmesan cheese, this is makes a warm and satisfying meal. Ingredients (serves 2-3) One cup of risotto rice 200g bag of spinach Approximately… Continue reading Green Risotto
If you love squid but are freaked out by the prospect of preparing it, fear not! We have a simple (ish) and delicious recipe which will make preparing a squid a doddle and leave you with a flavoursome Mediterranean inspired treat! We combine fresh pan fried squid with paprika potatoes, juicy tomatoes and a vibrant… Continue reading Squid with Paprika Potatoes and Salsa Verde
This pan fried seabass is served with a pine nut, green olive and parsley vinaigrette, and what looks like a standard mash, but is actually Skordalia - a Greek potato dip enriched with garlic, egg yolk and olive oil. We learnt this dish during our cooking course Leiths cooking back in 2016 and we think it… Continue reading Seabass with Skordalia and Pine Nut Vinaigrette
If you're looking for an alternative to roast potatoes or mash this holiday season, why not try our rosemary and sea salt hasselback potatoes! Fluffy on the inside, crisp on the outside, with plenty of butter, sea salt and fresh rosemary, they're an excellent side dish for your Thanksgiving or Christmas roast! Ingredients: Serves 4… Continue reading Rosemary Hasselback Potatoes
If you're tight for time and want something that's tasty and easy to prepare, look no further than this easy chicken tray bake! We love this recipe because of it's adaptability - you can choose to roast any vegetables you like alongside the juicy chicken thighs. Just make sure you cut the vegetables to size… Continue reading Chicken Tray Bake
Slow roasting tomatoes is a great way to intensify their flavour. After a pizza-making session in our wood oven, we wanted to replicate sun-dried tomatoes using the retained heat from the oven for slow, overnight roasting. We used garlic, chilli, oregano, extra virgin olive oil and sea salt. The result was better than anything we… Continue reading Wood Oven Dried Tomatoes
This is a quick and easy recipe for a light summer bite. Griddled ciabatta rubbed with garlic, topped with whipped ricotta laced with fresh lemon zest, topped with vibrant green peas. Ingredients (serves 4 as a starter): 1 loaf of ciabatta - can be stale 1 garlic clove, for rubbing on bread once griddled 2… Continue reading Pea and Ricotta Bruschetta
This spicy aubergine loaded with garlic, ginger and chilli is a tasty and quick supper dish from the Dumpling Sisters. We are big fans of the spices used in this dish so we increased the quantities to provide an extra kick. This is great served with some steamed rice and tastes just as good, if… Continue reading Spicy Garlic Aubergine
If you're looking for some brunch inspiration, this is the dish for you! These sweetcorn fritters are packed with flavour using lots of coriander, green chillies and red onion, served with a fresh tangy avocado salsa and a squeeze of lime. Ingredients: For the fritters: 4 cups of corn - I use frozen - it… Continue reading Sweetcorn, Coriander and Chilli Fritters with Avocado Salsa
This hummus recipe is very simple - throw the ingredients into the blender, season, blitz, and garnish - job done! It tastes better than anything you'll find in the shops and takes next to no time to make! Ingredients: Two cans of good quality chickpeas - liquid from one can reserved 5 tablespoons of tahini… Continue reading Simple Hummus
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