Photographs taken on my Food Portraits one day course at Aspire Photography Training.
"From plate to pixel" is the title of Helen du Jardin's excellent book on food photography. It takes the reader through buying a camera and lenses suitable for taking photographs of food, to styling and shooting great images.
Read More
This is a great stand-by aromatic, mild curry with loads of flavour. It is made mainly from store cupboard/freezer staples. With ingredients like frozen hake, a can of coconut milk and some spices from the store cupboard it can be rustled up in less than 15 minutes.
Read More
I have long been a fan of thin, crisp, freshly made pizza. Especially if cooked in a wood fired oven. What I did not realise that a Turkish version called pide is just as delicious. Turkey like other Middle Eastern countries, has beautiful flat bread which are cooked quickly and topped with a small amount of delicious, simple ingredients such as spinach, kasar cheese, onion, walnuts and red pepper or, diced beef, tomato, green pepper and parsley.
Read More
The inspiration for this recipe is from Diana Henry's beautiful book - Salt, Sugar, Smoke. It has many ideas to inspire the keen cook, particularly at this time of the year. But these cherries were prepared in a sweet pickling juice back in July and have been waiting for an opportunity to pair up with a suitable cheese or meat.
Read More
Romesco sauce is vibrant red Spanish sauce made from the best of its ingredients – sweet red peppers, chilli, garlic and tomatoes, almonds and Spanish sherry vinegar. It’s appeal is the sweet, sour piquancy which is a perfect match for roasted vegetables chips, chicken and fish. There are many versions of this sauce but this is a simple one made mainly from store cupboard ingredients.
Read More