I’ve made this stew many times, usually with white fish and chorizo, but I’ve been looking forward to making it with octopus for a while, so when I came across already cooked octopus at the fish monger I took my chance! I have cooked octopus from scratch before, but hey,…
Soups & Stews
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Continue ReadingSoup is such a great way to use up leftover veggies, although I did actually buy the broccoli. The rest of the ingredients we had lying around from the weekend. I make this soup pretty much every week, it’s a great base of which many variants can be made! Good…
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Continue ReadingBouillabaisse is one of those dishes that sounds elaborate but is actually very doable once you break it down. This traditional Provençal fish stew is all about a rich, aromatic broth, beautiful seafood, and simple garnishes like croutons and rouille to tie it all together. For this version, I used…
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Continue ReadingHomemade stock is easy to make, it just takes some time and some some space in your freezer to collect vegetable trimmings and leftover fish, seafood or chicken bones. I always save the peels and trimmings of my veggies in the freezer, onion skins and all. I have a main…
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Continue ReadingWhenever I cook soup I always make sure I put some aside so I can make a curry. This time I made it from broccoli-courgette soup, jazzed up with my curry spice mix, fresh ginger, lemon grass and kaffir lime leaves and topped off with coconut milk. I seasoned it…
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Continue ReadingCourgette-broccoli soup topped with roasted curry cauliflower florets served with flatbread 2 ways – I love making a big batch of soup and freezing half of it so I have a quick and easy meal on busy days. This courgette-broccoli is one our favorites as it’s so easy to make,…