Recipes from Ingredient: White pepper
Puff Pastry Cheese Tart
This cheese tart is so good and so easy to prepare! I had in my fridge a block of feta cheese and other hard cheeses that needed to be used before getting spoiled. I usually use up left over cheeses in some pasta sauce but this time I decided to ...
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Honey Glazed Cooked Ham
This recipe applies to a ham that has already been boiled. Remember, before cooking it, to soak it in cold water overnight; to remove excess salt. This savoury and sweet ham is perfect for festive days and one of the easiest ways to feed a crowd. Serve it with all ...
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Fried Couscous
This fried couscous is similar to the fried rice but has no egg. This recipe was inspired to use up some leftover of couscous grains that I had prepared to accompany a couscous stew! I made it with ingredients I had in my fridge and in my pantry. It’s a ...
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Baked Mixed Vegetables
Baked mixed vegetables is a great dish because it allows you to have easily your daily requirement of vegetables and is quick to prepare! We all know by now that vegetables are good for our health. They fight inflammation, improve blood pressure, increase our fibre, help our eyes, improve our ...
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Skate Fish Wings Sautéed with Herbs
Skate fish wings are delicious, meaty and easy to cook. Once cooked, they are flaky and have a nutty flavour like crab meat! It’s one of my husband’s favourite fish!
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Broccoli and Blue Cheese Soup
This British soup is creamy, rich, delectable and easy to make. In UK it’s usually made with Stilton, a British creamy blue cheese but if not available you can make it with any other blue cheese! I also tried it with camembert and Brie cheeses and it was as good.
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Potato & Chicken Pie
This recipe is similar to the shepherd’s or cottage pies. Instead of minced meat, it is done with small chunks of chicken (breasts or thighs) or turkey leftovers, and some vegetables. It is particularly convenient for those who like white meat but not red.
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Salad of mashed potatoes – Batata Mutabbaleh
This is another Lebanese recipe, unusual in its form but so tasty and simple to make. When I first prepared this dish for my British husband, he was surprised that it had to be eaten cold or at room temperature and not pipping hot😊! It is served as a side ...
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Fried cabbage with pancetta (streaky bacon)
This is a very easy, simple and delicious way of cooking cabbage. You need only 5 ingredients and it takes only few minutes to cook it. It’s the perfect accompaniment to any main dish. You can replace pancetta or any other streaky bacon by lardons.
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Potato and Spinach Medley
I love and eat every edible green leaf but this does not apply to my husband! He loves vegetables but not green leaves. He will eat them when they are hidden or covered with something else, hence this medley!
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