This is fresh, delicious and easy. Would be great as a starter for when you are having friends over 🙂 Serves 2 for lunch 200g Raw prawns cleaned 4tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil Juice of a lime 1 tsp chopped chillis in oil 1 ripe mango sliced 1 avocado sliced 4 handfuls of mixed salad leaves 1 Pitta Bread halved horizontally 1tsp ground cumin Heat … Continue reading Mango and Avocado Salad
Turkey Meatballs Coconut Satay Sauce and Greens Full of flavour, easy to make, the satay dip is a real winner as it is or used in this sauce. Meatballs Serves 6 600gr turkey mince 1 lemon grass bottom 2cm peeled and chopped very finely 2 cloves garlic peeled and crushed 1tbsp chilies in oil 2tbsp each of fresh mint and coriander chopped Salt and pepper … Continue reading Turkey Meatballs in a Satay Sauce
February temperatures, hail sleet and morning frosts. It can only be April! Get some heat in with this delicious spicy beef with Nam Jim and pickled veg. These pickles work well with any hot Thai dish and will keep well in the fridge for a couple of weeks. The Nam Jim is great with lots of meat not just the beef as well as over … Continue reading Thai beef with Nam Jim & pickled vegetables
Summer may be on the way but the days can still be chilly and for me a Thai curry is still one of my favourite meals, pretty quick to prepare and really delicious. Roasting the vegetables in advance adds a delicious caramelized flavour to the veg and the end result gives a great bang of antioxidants from the spices plus getting lots of your 5 … Continue reading Roasted Root Veggie Curry
The wind raged and howled around the house but we did not get it as bad as our southern cousins. Eva had to join us in the bed she was scared by the noise of the wind which ‘Sounds really cross’. Cross indeed it was – this soup helped forget about it: comforting, hot, spicy, sour and sweet. Left over chicken works perfectly if you … Continue reading Hot and Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup
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