Golden Beetroot Carpaccio

Wild Tomato Salad Recipe

Still here; still too busy!

A Zebra Cake Re-lapse
When I was sent these pictures recently of the Realepicurean reader Jane’s version of our Zebra Cake recipe, I couldn’t resist but to share them with you.  She baked it for her daughter Courtney’s 13th Birthday back in August (a belated Happy birthday, Courtney!), and it looks fantastic. Our Zebra Cake Unlike ours, which was served “bare” (tha

How to Make Curd Cheese
Remember the old nursery rhyme “Little Miss Muffet” (she sat on a tuffet, eating her curds and whey)?  Well when I was younger I didn’t even know what curds or whey were.  Come to think of it, I always thought that “curdled” referred to milk that had somehow gone bad (kind of right).  How messed up is that? Curd Cheese Lets start with the basics, shall we?  To be honest the basics of cheese making are all I know, although I have more than a pas

Golden Beetroot Carpaccio
I must have been half asleep when I took the beetroot out of the water in which it had been simmering and cut into it.  Despite them having an orangey tint to the outer skin I still didn’t realise and fully expected to see purple flesh inside; imagine my surprise when they turned out to be bright yellow instead! Golden Beetroot Carpaccio Normally, a carpaccio is a dish made from thin slices of meat or fish, accompanied by a tangy dre

The Tomato Book Review
The Tomato Book I received my copy of “The Tomato Book” a few weeks ago now, in the midst of my tomato growing frenzy.  Despite only having 4 plants growing in my conservatory, I’ve become a bit of an obsessive and am already planning world tomato domination for next year. You’ve already seen evidence of my tomato obsession this year through my recipes; “

Wild Tomato Salad Recipe
Life’s been strange this year, with hardly enough time to foodblog.  Much of the blame lies with Mia; the rest with my own laziness.  Despite this, I couldn’t resist sharing this delicious salad with you all, prompted by the “wild tomatoes” that arrived in my vegetable box this past week.  The colours are fantastic and I’ve already decided I just have to grow them next year.