Pipérade from the Basque* country is made with green or red peppers and pimentos, onions, tomatoes and garlic, slowly cooked together, with beaten egg added at the end and slowly stirred through to cook the eggs; it is usually served with slices of the famous and delicious Jambon de Bayonne, which is similar to prosciutto. [...]
A heartfelt thank you for the lovely emails and good wishes you have been sending. They are much appreciated. I also miss seeing you all here, doing what I love and cooking with you in my kitchen. I do hope that you and your family are doing okay out there. I thought you would like [...]
The eggs are the essential part of the omelette, the filling is secondary, so do not over-fill them! The egg is the hero with its buttery taste on the outside of the omelette and the soft runny interior with its simple flavourings inside, it is perfection. Quick, easy and divine! To make a 6 egg [...]
These little pots are so quick and simple to make; these ones taste luscious and delicious. They can be made with a variety of ingredients, such as cheese, ham, mushrooms, spinach, lightly cooked vegetables, salmon, prawns, whatever your heart fancies, nestled in the base of the little pots. I use my small 8.5cm diameter, shallow [...]
Famous food writer, Waverley Root, writing the Time Life series, ‘The cooking of Italy’ mentions this soup as one of the Roman’s favourite dishes. He explains, ‘Stracciatella’ means little rags as the soup is made of the liquid batter of the eggs and grated Parmigiano Reggiano being poured into the hot stock. The egg breaks [...]
