How To Make Vegetarian Food | Recipes

I am in Wales, a land not known for the sunshine but rain rain rain, but today it felt like I was somewhere in the Mediterranean.  I stepped out of the office onto the busy streets and honestly it felt like I had walked into a greenhouse.   Anyway, y ou know what hot, clammy weather means - no energy for cooking and your appetite to eat leans more towards quick light and easy bites: such as this Strawberry Jalapeno Salsa which requires no cooking at all, even better.   I actually made this Strawberry Jalapeno Salsa at the weekend with homegrown strawberries. The strawberries take the place of tomatoes which can either be acidic or sweet.  I have to admit, as much as I wanted to make this and experiment, I was not sure that I would like it and I could see D looking down at the bowl and thinking the same.  Then we both tucked in with our tortilla chips and were Wooed!  This is not the first savoury strawberry recipe I have made, I have made a Savour...

My first ever experience of a fruit in a salsa was at a deli, the name of the place escapes me - it may not even be there anymore as this was 10 years ago.   Anyway, it was a salsa made with mangoes.  I have bee n making fruit salsas on and off since.  Last year it was Strawberry Salsa and a few year before that it was Papaya Salsa and way before that  Kiwi Salsa .      Today on this bright sunny day, I share you with Pineapple Jalapeno Salsa.   Handsome Whippet and Pineapple Jalapeno Salsa Most salsas are made with fresh tomatoes, but this Pineapple Jalapeno one is not but enhanced further with red onions and my absolute favourite herb, fresh coriander.  This salsa was really lovely and complimented the Green Chile, but of course you can dip your tortilla chips in this chunky refreshing salsa.  On another note, a little while back a fellow blogger asked me about the  images  in the  background  of so...

Whether its the start of the tomato season or the end of it, the b est way to enjoy homegrown tomatoes is fresh of course, but its not always easy. This recipe started off as Pan Con Tomate  - Catalan Tomato Bread  or is it   Catalan  Pa Amb Tomaquet  - bread with tomatoes,  but it quickly evolved into a Tomato Salsa on Toasted Bread.   It was good and enjoyed just before the griddled bread could go soft and soggy.  As I have mentioned before I don't do soggy bread. Many oif the Pan Con Tomate recipes I found did not use a herb, and those that did used either basil or parsley, so i was not sure if this was authentic.   My version has coriander because I always have some to hand.   I have also eaten something similar in Cyprus, but it was doused with good extra virgin olive oil.  I f you don't have one of those char grill pans, just toast your bread in a toaster or under a grill. Tomato and Coriand...

I would not describe myself as an early riser in the morning.  I do like my snug bed, but when it comes to work - I like many working people, have to get up and go.  I am often at work 7am in the morning, if not earlier. This morning the car journey into work was a little more interesting.  We got to see Venus and Jupiter together in the pre-dawn sky.  I had not tweaked what it was and said out loud to D, 't hose stars look like they are going to collide '.  He then mentioned that he had heard on the radio whilst showering something about some astronomical phenomenon happening today at dawn. Well didn't we, well me mostly get lucky to a bit like the red sun a couple of weeks ago .   The skies recently have been quite spectacular. I made this Preserved Lemon Coriander Salsa at the weekend with what we had in the fridge as I could not be bothered to venture far.  Its made mostly from fresh ingredients other than the preserved lemons which cam...