Taste of Glasgow

French onion soup is usually made with white onions but due to having a rather large bag of red onions in the house I decided to make this batch with red onions.  The red onions offer a sweeter, possibly slightly more sickly but not unpleasant, flavour. Prepare yourself for a whole lotta tears when preparing [...]

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Tortilla in Mexican Spanish: [torˈtiʝa] Say it with me: “tor-tee-ya”… roll the sound of the “l’s”, don’t say “tor-till-la” It makes me giggle to hear the variety of mispronunciations of “tortilla”, “jalapeño”, and “guacamole” on both sides of the Atlantic. Whether it is in the American Midwest, or the UK, where the Mexican population is [...]

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Nothing could be simpler for my choice of the best summer salad.  Salata Caprese is simply sliced tomato, buffalo mozzarella, basil, olive oil seasoned with salt and pepper.  The key to this salad, is good ingredients. Firstly, get a good buffalo mozzarella from your local deli. Secondly, pick good, juicy organic tomatoes, even better grow [...]

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As promised please find below Tony Singh’s famous starter from his exploits on this seasons Great British Menu. Thanks again Tony! Tony Singh’s Kellie Castle Pigeon with Gypsy Asparagus, Honey and Hazelnuts Dressing For the Hazelnut Praline Paste 250 g Runny honey 250g whole hazelnuts 50 ml water 25ml Hazelnut oil For the pigeon 4 [...]

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I feel that I can’t stop posting light  summer recipes but there is something about the summer which brings out the vegetarian in me; craving flavoursome, simple and light dishes. So here are another 3 to enjoy. This will feed 4-6 people as a snack or a starter Green Olive Tapenade I really enjoy using [...]

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The last of my 3 summer salads… This is really nice served alongside BBQ chicken breasts, in a roll with a good burger, vegy burgers, fish-cakes or simply as a side salad. Ingredients 300g plum cherry tomatoes/vine cherry tomatoes Half of a small red onion 1 large red chilli  (larger chillies shouldn’t be to hot) Juice [...]

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