A few days ago, I was at Brixton Market, for my weekly fish and vegetable shopping. While I was waiting in line to buy kale from my favourite vender (a very aggressive, yet often also surprisingly polite woman in her late 30s), I spotted an array of heaping bowls of brussels sprouts on her stall. [READ MORE]
Pairing fruit with cheese is often my go-to approach when making savoury dishes (have I mentioned this before? Probably. Talking about cheese is one of favourite pastime activities). I especially like to use pears, as I often find them to be overly sweet on their own. [READ MORE]
I love radishes! Their beautiful colour (blinding reddish pink on the outside, soothing white on the inside), crunchy texture and, my favourite, their spicy taste. Like so, they are the perfect addition to a salad or a cheese plate. [READ MORE]
I grew up eating savoury pies. Both my grandmothers were excellent pie makers- even my mom’s mom, the non-domestic goddess one, could make a mean cheese pie with her eyes closed. When most of my friends had some sort of roast meat on Sunday, we often had pie. Filled with salty cheese or fresh greens or a combination of both, all wrapped in homemade crust bursting with olive oil. [READ MORE]
Summer makes me happy. The sunny mornings, the long evenings with their slight breeze, gorgeous flowers seen all around the city, ladies in their beautiful summer dresses… Summer also makes me hungry, craving for light dishes, filled with seasonal vegetables and fragrant herbs. [READ MORE]