Posts Tagged by Food Recipes
Just Have to Share – Bosnian Borek (Meat Pitas)
| July 25, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food |
We spent last week with my sister and her boyfriend and his family in Croatia, where his Bosnian mother cooked us three meals a day unless we went out. She doesn’t speak a word of English so conversation was a non-starter, making getting recipes out of her very difficult so I have pieced this one…
Just Have to Share – Zucchini Flowers (Courgettes)
| July 18, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food, Foraging for Food, Seasonal Cooking, Summer |
I love zucchini flowers. They don’t taste much like zucchini’s, or courgettes as they’re known in England, but instead have a flavour entirely unique. We first had them in a café in Varazze, Italy, then a few years later in a restaurant in Rome, stuffed with mozzarella. We have often scoured markets near us searching…
Just Have to Share – Breakfast Flapjacks / Crumpets / Pancakes
| July 11, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food, Kids in the Kitchen |
Before I can even tell you about this recipe, I have to clarify terminology. I am from South Africa. In the children’s cookbook that I have had for years upon years, these are called flapjacks. In the UK, flapjacks are something totally different, and these are more likely to be called crumpets. In the US,…
Foraging for Food – Elderflower Jelly
| June 13, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food, Foraging for Food |
Elderflowers are still in full bloom, but quickly coming to the end of their flowering season. High in vitamins A, B and C, Elderflower infusions are great for combating summer colds, (or any time, if you use the dried leaves). Herbalist Christine Haughton also recommends Elderflower for hayfever. Taken as a cordial every day it…
Just Have to Share – Florentines
| June 6, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food |
I love these Florentine rolls. They are super quick to make, and taste like you’ve spent hours in the kitchen. They are great with pasta or soup, but we also enjoy eating them as a snack on their own, part of a finger supper, or even cold as lunch box snacks. These are also a…
Foraging for Food – Lime leaves stuffed with Bacon, Barley and Lentils
| May 30, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Food, Foraging for Food |
Lime leaves, from the tilia x europaea, fill the streets of London at the moment. These edible leaves make a great substitute for vine leaves. The leaves are best harvested in the spring, when they are still soft, and in the summer, the flowers make a refreshring drink. The tree doesn’t actually bare limes as…
Foraging for Food – Dandelion Fritters
| May 23, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food, Foraging for Food, Seasonal Cooking, Spring, Summer |
We did something totally different last week: we went foraging for food! Now that might not sound particularly adventurous to some, but when you consider that I live in South London – in many ways a concrete jungle – it’s about as adventurous as it gets!
Just Have to Share – Gravlax – Norwegian Salmon
| May 16, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food, Seasonal Cooking |
I made this for Christmas one year and thought it was the best thing I’d ever tasted. When we were in Norway recently I ate smoked salmon by the tray full. Literally. I ate two whole fish almost single handedly in one week although my seven month old did have a pretty good portion too.…
Just Have to Share – South African Vetkoek
| May 9, 2010 | Posted by Luschka under Autumn, Favourite Recipes I Have To Share, Food, Seasonal Cooking, Spring, Summer, Winter |
Today I am going to ask you to trust me and go out on a limb. These little beauties are a South African favourite. They remind me of Friday nights at home as a child, when my dad would pick up the dough ready made from the corner shop. He’d prepare the little balls and…
Today I am going to ask you to trust me and go out on a limb. These little beauties are a South African favourite. They remind me of Friday nights at home as a child, when my dad would pick up the dough ready made from the corner shop. He’d prepare the little balls and I’d steal little bits when he pretended not to look. He’d make a huge big bowl full and we’d clamber around the big cream coloured serving dish eating these.
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