Halloween has always been an event in the UK but it is definitely becoming more of the big celebration it is in America. When I was younger me and all my friends, accompanied by my friends dad, used to go out trick or treating down our road. Neighbours would have been pre warned (not that … Continue reading
Back in February we went to Brighton and I bought some Spinach Powder from ‘The Spice Shop’. I’ve been thinking of simple ways to incorporate it into my cooking and I decided to use it in a polenta coating for tofu first. I didn’t find that it has an over powering taste of spinach but … Continue reading
I’ve named this week “Deli Week” because I had some nice recipe ideas which would be perfect presented on a big wooden board as part of a vegetarian deli board! When you see deli boards in a pub they include cured meats, slabs of baked cheese, pickles, olives, roasted peppers and selections of breads. Although … Continue reading
I’m afraid to say that I’m finished with my Friday Challenge feature for 2012! When I first set out doing it, it was mainly because I had started reading a lot more food blogs/ food magazines and I realised that there were loads of things in the food world which I had never cooked before!! … Continue reading
I love canapes! I love being at an event where people are walking around with little trays of delicate little bite sized treats or at a party where canapes are more of a “finger food” buffet. I think it’s because without eating a huge meal you can taste lots of different dishes and experience different … Continue reading
This idea started off as a completely different dish where I made a rich puree of roasted tomatoes then marbled it with the polenta and set it to become a beautiful marbled tomatoey slab of polenta….except it kind of looked like a smudged mess and the tomato flavour wasn’t intense enough to hold up when … Continue reading
This recipe is an adaptation from the Chilli, Cheese and Rosemary polenta dish from River Cottage Veg that I posted at the beginning of my polenta challenge (you can see that post here). Out of all the ways I have now tried cooking polenta, setting it and then frying it was my favourite! I wanted … Continue reading
This recipe I tried is from the Readers Digest Low fat No fat cookbook which I also used for the Tofu Omelette recipe last month. I’ve seen lots of versions of this recipe but I was drawn to this one the most because it looked quite rich but still fairly healthy! Mine didn’t quite turn … Continue reading
This is the first time I’ve ever cooked or tasted Polenta and I really had no expectations of taste or texture. For those (like me a few days ago) that don’t know, Polenta is a grainy texture like fine cous cous, but when water or milk is added it becomes sort of like mashed potato. … Continue reading
