This soup is so easy to prepare your family pet can even do it. Well….almost.
Simple Carrot Soup
Thursday, 29 January 2009 By 33 Comments
Spicy Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Thighs
Wednesday, 28 January 2009 By 14 Comments
The person who coined the term Blue Monday forgot about Wednesdays. Now I’ll do the job properly and call it Worst Wednesday. It’s a typical gray, windy and wet day here in the UK but still I braved the cold because Gabriel had to go to playgroup this morning.
Spiced Butternut, Chickpea, Red Onion & Raisin Couscous
Thursday, 22 January 2009 By 9 Comments
The first time I tried couscous was in Algers, Algeria. (No, you really, I mean really, don’t want to go there, trust me.) At that stage I was a bit nonplussed by this funny looking grainy starch. Little did I know that a few years down the line I will eat it on a very regular basis and enjoy it too. Let’s learn more about couscous.
Warm Monkfish & Orange Salad
Wednesday, 21 January 2009 By 3 Comments
Hake, sole, cod and salmon are among my favourite varieties of fish. Isn’t it funny when you can buy something for dirt cheap, you don’t think much of it; instead more expensive stuff holds your attention? Hake is one of the cheapest fish available in South Africa and yet I took it for granted. Since living in the UK it has made a rare and costly appearance here and there and I miss its white, moist and flaky meat. Fortunately, I’ve made some other discoveries along the way and one of them is monkfish.
Giveaway #1: Teachers Whisky – CLOSED
Monday, 19 January 2009 By 31 Comments
I am very excited to announce Greedy Gourmet’s first ever giveaway. A few days ago I posted a wicked Don Pedro recipe, for you guys. I know you’ve been dying to try it but these days we are all strapped for cash and luxuries are out of the question. Luckily, the good people from Teachers are willing to give some free booze so that we can drink our troubles away. Just kidding! Still interested? Here’s what you have to do…
Don Pedro
Thursday, 15 January 2009 By 7 Comments
“Whizh-ki, please,” I replied to the waitress when asked how I would like my Don Pedro. This was back in the day when I thought the song, All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth, was funny because it was so true. It definitely is one of my favourite desserts of all time.
Whisky has its uses in the culinary world, for example in mince pies, toffee, oak and spices. But have you thought about using it with ice cream?
Dublin Parsnip Colcannon
Wednesday, 14 January 2009 By 10 Comments
The evening I received Abel & Cole‘s Mixed Organic Fruit & Vegetable Box (read the review here), I got to work. How can I enjoy as many fresh vegetables as possible in one sitting? In the back of my mind my memory sparked where I saw a specific recipe that will be apt for this occasion. Slowly I made my way upstairs and pulled out Irish Traditional Cooking from my overflowing bookcase. (I have this habit of buying a traditional cookbook of every country I visit.) Potatoes, parsnips, cabbage and onions. Colcannon. I read the recipe. There was a problem.
Abel & Cole’s Mixed Organic Fruit & Vegetable Box
Saturday, 10 January 2009 By 15 Comments
In recent years more and more emphasis has been placed on eating locally-grown, seasonal food here in the UK. It is hunky dory that our supermarkets have the same, whole range of vegetables and fruit right throughout the year, but not many of us actually wonder where all these produce are grown. For example, green beans and sugar snap peas typically come from Kenya, avocados from South Africa and butternuts from Greece. It all adds up to millions of food miles, not to mention that the not-so-fresh and not-so-ripe food’s flavour get lost at sea and doesn’t taste at its best.
Smoked Haddock Chowder
Thursday, 8 January 2009 By 8 Comments
Are you guys still on a diet? If you were on the virtuous road of healthy eating the last few days, watch out, because I’m about to kick you off the wagon to join the rest of us blissfully ignorant, hedonistic eaters.
My relationship with the phenomenon known as chowder has been a rocky ride. The first time I tried one was when I was 13 years old. It was at a Capetonian restaurant (which has thankfully closed in the meantime) where I ordered Sweet Corn Chowder. That night I was seriously ill. I’ll spare you the gory details but needless to say since then I’ve avoided the dish like the plague.
Warm Butterbean, Red Pepper, Green Bean and Mushroom Salad
Monday, 5 January 2009 By 5 Comments
It was inevitable. Of course the first recipe posted this year will be a healthy one. After scoffing down copious amounts of fatty foods and guzzling booze by the bucket even the most health-conscious individual must be feeling slightly guilty after all the debauchery. If I received a penny from every person who’s going on a diet in the New Year, I’d be a millionaire.