Home Cured Olives As summer draws to a close – somewhere towards the end of September (2019) – the olive harvest begins. This year, to save me from tears, I decided to buy a 5kg sack of olive and prepare them myself. My fresh olive guy in Mercado Central said that if I brined them…
Silky green goodness! This is my Green Velvet juice💚 kale 🥬 , celery, 🍋 , raspberries, 🥑 , spinach,🍎 & 🍐 The ⭐️ of this juice is the kale 🥬. When its cells are damaged by chewing (or juicing), the enzyme myrosinase mixes with glucoraphanin to produce sulforaphane – part of the plant’s defence system.…
Thank you Anthony Bourdain! I have Anthony Bourdain to thank for introducing me to açai via his excellent cookbook, Appetites. I’d seen it around – my last restaurant is now an açai bar, but I’d never been tempted. The strange thing is that until Mr Bourdain took his own life, I didn’t even know of…
Mama Dallou’ah – Go for a dip! I love beetroot, always have, for its colour and earthy flavours – not to mention the fibre, folate (B9), magnanese, potassium, and the phytonutrient betalain. I get mine from a stall in the market – tops intact – which I use cooked as an accompaniment or as a…
Veg out for World Vegan Day! Whether you are participating in World vegan day (1st November) or doing the whole month; caponata could have you taking the pledge. One of my favourite stalls in our Mercado Central had some beautiful, wonky aubergines, courgettes, and tomatoes – so, when life gives you these ingredients; you make…