Spanakopita

Spanakopita

Ingredients   1 onion, finely chopped 2 cloves garlic, crushed butter 1 large bag spinach, stalks trimmed and chopped 75g feta, crumbled ½ preserved lemon, finely chopped 4 sheets filo pastry     Method   STEP 1 Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas...
Poached Pears

Poached Pears

Pears are still in season and there is nothing better to have at the end of a meal than poached pear.   I combined both these recipes to create my own poached pear recipe. https://www.biggerbolderbaking.com/poached-pears-recipe/   I added cinnamon sticks and...
Congee

Congee

Whenever I travel to Asia and stay at the Shangri-La hotels my favorite breakfast food is congee.   Brown rice congee is a variation of this. In this colder weather it is a hearty breakfast meal. Shitake is a great addition to boost the immune system during...
Dark Chocolate

Dark Chocolate

Not all chocolate is bad, dark chocolate has many benefits such as containing antioxidants and minerals. The darker the chocolate the higher percentage of antioxidants they will contain.   Many of these beneficial substances are destroyed by cooking, processing...