Chickpea, Orange & Mint Salad Recipe

Got a jar of chickpeas that’s been knocking around your cupboard for ages? Convert them into a delicious, healthy and easy to make dish with my chickpea, orange and mint salad recipe… Ingredients You will need: 1 orange 400g tin chickpeas, rinsed and drained 100g feta cheese, broken into chunks 1 small bunch mint, chopped […]
Divine Fresh Fig (or Pear or Mango) Salad Recipe with Walnuts, Bacon & Blue Cheese

This yummy fresh fig salad with Cabrales blue cheese, walnuts and bacon (fried and then pan de-glazed with PX Sherry), was the first thing I served to guests on a recent course. When at the end of the course we were discussing favourite dishes of the week – guests kept referring back to this spectacular salad […]
Albondigas Recipe: Spanish Chorizo & Pork Meatballs with Sherried Tomato Sauce

At this time of year, this simple, warming meatball recipe is sure to please everyone. Known in Spanish as ‘albondigas’ my take on this classic dish, which blends minced pork and chorizo, makes for a great supper dish, part of a tapas spread or as canapés with drinks… Ingredients You will need: 300 grams each […]
Sticky Orange, Almond & Lemon Cake Recipe

Oranges and lemons are the perfect ingredient for bringing a bit of zingy Mediterranean flavour to your table. This cake recipe is delicious – and is even better the next day chilled out of the fridge… Ingredients You will need: 40g breadcrumbs – you can use gluten free bread, I sometimes do. 125g castor sugar […]