Cod with Aubergine caponata – adapted from bon appetite
3 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium sweet onion, diced small 2 celery ribs, diced small 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 large aubergine (eggplant) (about 500g (1 pound), peeled and cut into 1 cm (1/2-inch) cubes 2 cups baby plum tomatoes, kept whole 1 x 425g (15 ounce) can tomato passata (sauce) 3 tablespoons red wine […]
Smoked Salmon and Spinach Pasta Bake
Inspired by Tom Kitchin’s recipe I will not lie to you: This recipe requires time, patience, and attention; but the payoff is totally worth it! This pasta bake will feed a crowd, and can be divided into two (one for now and one for later) or can be made and frozen for up to a […]
LEMON POPPY SEED SHORTBREAD COOKIES
Makes 90 1-inch cookie squares, feel free to make half the recipe as this makes loads. That said the cookies sans chocolate drizzle can be made and frozen for up to a month. This is one of those recipes that should come with a warning label – ‘looks unassuming, but is insanely moorish’. It is […]
MEATBALL SALAD
I’m always looking for Shabbat main dishes, they need to really be everything to all people, delicious – obviously, but also they need to be low maintenance on the day, be tasty at room temperature. As much as I love traditional cholent and kugel, seeing as we are doing a lot of alfresco dining recently […]
Cheesecake cookies
Adapted from America’s test kitchen These cookies are just so much fun! They are cheesecake’s less-fussy younger cousin. When I came across this recipe on the America’s Test Kitchen site, I knew we needed to try it. I love cheesecake and pride myself on making a really good one, but it does require setting aside […]
Vegan Chocolate Brownie Pudding!
Looking for the perfect chocolate dessert which comes together in minutes and satisfies the most? Look no further, this is it! Serve it warm from the oven, and it is a chocolate volcano-type British ‘pudding’; let it cool and set, and it is a super-rich brownie. Do not let its small tray size fool you, […]
BABKA FOR A CROWD
Makes approx 6 x 1lb loaf tins Chocolate or cinnamon fillings (that said in a moment of madness, with one babka still in need of filling and no filling to hand, I grabbed a jar of dulce de leche and an Eastern European/Argentine babka was born!) I have been struggling with Babka for years, the […]
