This recipe did not go according to plan in my kitchen today, but the only one to blame for this was myself. No worries, lesson learned again. You only get better by making mistakes, somebody told me ones… or twice. 😉 The taste was nice but spicy, so keep on tasting the curry along the…
Author: margykitchiner
Sweetcorn Chowder With Toasted Tortillas
It’s Nigella (Lawson) week, so naughty food all week around! This chowder was easy to make, although I had to make a little adjustment cooking this recipe for 30 people. Instead of putting the first 4 ingredients in a food processor, I first did fry the spring onions in a little bit of vegetable oil…
Watercress soup
Dont’ you just love the winter. Great excuse to eat soup everyday 😉 Ingredients (serves 2-3) 2 potatoes 2 onions 2 cloves of garlic olive oil 400 ml organic stock 3 bunches of watercress Method Peel and roughly chop the potatoes, onions and garlic. In a large saucepan, heat a little olive oil, then sauté…
Roast chicken with saffron, hazelnuts and honey
Chicken thighs were used for the BUX lunch instead of large chickens. Also,unfortunately, the rosewater was left out. But I did find some in a little supermarket for the next time I make this gorgeous recipe. The hazelnuts are the cherry on top! Ingredients (serves 4) 1 large organic or free-range chicken, divided into quarters:…
Couscous with dried apricots and butternut squash
Tip: make this recipe one day before use. By then all the ingredients will have mixed so well, it’s like they have had a good party in the fridge! Ingredients (serves 4) 1 large onion, thinly sliced 6 tbsp olive oil 50g dried apricots 1 small butternut squash (about 450g), peeled, seeded and cut into…
Mixed mushrooms with cinnamon and lemon
This dish is easy to make and so delicious. The cinnamon, thyme and lemon juice make it all very special, a great lunch with some dark bread to soak up the juices. Thank you Ottolenghi for another lovely recipe! My team loved it. 🙂 Ingredients (serves 6-8) 400g button mushrooms 400g chestnut mushrooms 300g shiitake…
Pan-fried brussels sprouts and shallots with pomegranate & purple basil
This is for sure a recipe I will try to make at home as well very soon. This time with the “forgotten” maple syrup. ;-). The reactions in the office this morning when they saw my groceries were hilarious: SPROUTS! The bowl was finished in a no-time… – enjoy- Ingredients (serves 4-6) 600g brussels sprouts 120ml…
Rigatoni with fennel sausage sauce and pecorino-and-anchovy pesto
This recipe was a bit of work for 35 people, but we finished this Ottolenghi week off on a high. Definitely try this at home. Ingredients (serves 4) About 2½ tbsp olive oil 6 Italian fennel sausages (400g), cut into 1.5cm-thick slices 1 large onion, peeled and chopped 1 fennel bulb, trimmed and roughly chopped;…
Clementine & almond syrup cake
Three cakes was just enough to give all of the Buxers a good slice of this delicious sweetness. The clementines were swopped by oranges (make that 2 in grated zest and juices) and of course we went for the optional part, chocolate! Instead of orange zest in the centre to finish it of, we opted…
Bridget Jones’ grilled salmon with pine nut salsa
Another great Ottolenghi recipe. The story behind this dish is funny. In the film Bridget Jones’ baby, the gorgeous Patrick Dempsey makes dinner for Bridget and calls it Ottolenghi salmon. Apparently, the great chefs at Ottolenghi themselves never heard of it! But, as good sports as they are, they took the recipe up in one…
BUX Lunch 