Growing up, Christmas for me was always about coming together as a family and sharing the best food we could cook. I remember even when we decided to spend…
And what is a Christmas meal ANYWHERE without cranberry sauce? Not exactly an African staple, but we’re in London! This went well with the goat and chicken I prepared.…
My understanding of the word “shito” is that it is the Ghanaian word for pepper. Whether you are dealing with scotch bonnet or chillies, or the fresh peppery salsa,…
I made this recipe by accident… as I usually do. It is an intensely indulgent dish which I tried to tone down from its original chicken in creamy mushroom…
I wanted to do Christmas this year using some authentically African ingredients and thought goat would take centre stage at my table. Why not? Everywhere I look, my pals,…
I remember when I started this blog, a lot of people asked “why a burnt orange?”…
Vivienne Westwood ranks high on my burnt orange rating… Just look at her hair!…
We intended to do sardines, which is one of the things the Algarve is famous for. In fact, Portimao Museum is at the site of an old sardine canning…
Chef Fran’s recipes from the Portuguese Country Cooking School. Once back at the farmhouse from our market excursion, I was in real knead of some bread so the adventure began.…
Chef Fran’s recipes from the Portuguese Country Cooking School. At Aljezur Market we came across this tender tomato looking fruit which was so soft and delicate. It was Sharon Fruit.…