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This gluten-free, pancake-like bread is also low in carbohydrates. It is the perfect nibble whilst waiting for the main meal, but also great as accompaniment to hearty soups, salads and stews. It is dead easy to make and left overs are delicious toasted. Ingredients 2 1/4 cups chickpea flour 1 teaspoon fine salt (eg: Himalaya) 2 2/5 cups (600 ml) filtered water 2 Tablespoons (45 ml) extra virgin olive oil coarse salt, chopped garlic, rosemary leafs, extra oil for drizzling Method Place […] Continue reading →

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NAPOLI SAUCE

A delicious and very versatile sauce that can be used over pasta, various vegetable dishes, on a pizza base, thinned down as a soup …. in one word in any recipe where a hearty tomato sauce is required. I use it in the recipe ‘Airport Potatoes’ instead of tinned tomatoes (see previous recipe). It makes a big enough quantity so you can freeze some for a quick meal or two on busy days. INGREDIENTS 4 medium carrots 1 head of garlic 2 red onions 2 leeks 100 ml extra virgin […] Continue reading →

This is one of my great winter comfort food recipes and has been an all-time favourite with my children since they were little (they are now 28 and 36!). I found this recipe in a magazine many years back – it was from a cook book by Jill Dupleix, who poached it from the warming trays of the cafeteria at Rome airport – hence the name Airport Potatoes. I have adapted the recipe somewhat. You can serve it as a side dish, but we mostly make a meal of it, especially when adding the […] Continue reading →