The answer to the question you never asked: what have I been up to lately? Well let me tell you… On the bounce, here’s three good meals out I’ve had lately: For the second year running I attended the Olive it! young chef competition. Catering students compete to win kitchen equipment and a stage in Omar Alibhoy’s restaurant. The catch is […]
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Somewhat inspired by recent challenges on Great British Bake Off, I thought about making some tear and share bread. When left to my own devices things often take a Mediterranean direction. I’d not tried tear and share (or pull-apart to my American friends) before so started with a basic bread recipe and moved out from there. I was off round […]
Read moreWhen someone says “can you do something with these olives?” I don’ t need asking twice. Their bittersweet bite and salty character give me lots to work with, and I’ll happily eat them every day of the week. Olives from Spain have asked me to come up with a marinade or two, and this is my favourite creation. The filling […]
Read moreMy family can’t get enough of olives. So when Olives from Spain sent me a bunch of ingredients to try to create a marinade for olives I set to it right away. There was an almost embarrassing selection of things to try, but I kept going back to, of all things, the lemon. Paired with it’s old friend, black pepper […]
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