Hmmm a traditional Thai soup recipe? Hell to the no! This is anything but. I came up with the idea for this recipe after an experiment in making Thai chicken curry. The chilli I used for the curry was a little lacking in the heat department and as a result I ended up with a [...]

Ingredients; 4 medium-sized parsnips 3 sweet potatoes 3 cloves of garlic Handful of fresh herbs, as available (suggest thyme, oregano, mint, chives, parsley) 3 tablespoons olive oil Pinch of rock salt When I first saw the recipe this one is based on over at Donal Skehan’s blog, I wanted to make it immediately! I adore [...]

Ingredients; 1 sweet pastry pie crust 1kg large sweet potatoes 50g unsalted butter, melted 100g golden caster sugar 4 level tablespoons plain flour 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg ground cinnamon 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 3 large eggs This pie uses veg instead of fruit so it’s a healthy(ier) Soul Food dessert and what’s even better, it [...]

Ingredients; 1 knob of butter 1 good lug of olive oil 1 kg turkey thigh meat, diced 1 handful of fresh thyme leaves 1 large leek, chopped 2 sticks of celery, chopped 2 carrots, chopped 1 large sweet potato, diced 1 parsnip, chopped 2 large onions 1 handful of plain flour 1 wineglass of rosé [...]