To say its been a busy few weeks is an understatement. There’s no let up in the weeks ahead either. It hasn’t been all work though. I have been away for our annual cycling pilgrimage to France. This year we visited Bordeaux. What a beautiful place. Most of France is […]
Tag: Fine dining Salad
Fennel, Orange and Couscous Salad
It’s not exactly proper salad weather in the UK, but if its relatively warm (15°c+) and it’s not raining, BBQs and salad become compulsory. A salad by definition is just a collection of small pieces of food, served cold. With a little imagination some beautiful dishes can be created with […]
Beef Tagliata and No Knead Focaccia
Hopefully some traces of summer will return so we can enjoy this beef salad again. It’s a fine Italian salad, the classic is marinated with balsamic and served with a rocket and parmesan salad. I happen to love blue cheese and beef combination so I served mine with some Cashel […]
Roast Haddock, Mediterranean Salad and a Cucumber Foam.
My inspiration for this Mediterranean salad and cucumber foam came from a fellow bloggers post. Couscous and Conciousness’ amazing Courgette, Pea, Quinoa Salad was an excellent base for playing with alternative grains. The flavour combinations were so wonderful it didn’t really matter what grain was added to the final dish. Here, […]