I never think of Pissaladière as real pizza, it’s more like an onion pie to me. A Pissaladière is a white pizza originating in the south of France. It’s called white pizza because traditionally there’s no tomato sauce or cheese in it. What they do put in there are loads of onions. Delightfully sweet caramelized onions. That, and garlic. My kinda pizza, guys! But this is me and this is my version, so…
Does that look good or what? This is one seriously creamy hummus with lots of crispy spring onions and fresh, juicy tomatoes. Turned out to be a really good combination. Told you I’d find another variation! You know, the fun part of being in competition with yourself is that you always win. It’s not that I’m a sore loser, I just want to win! This one is special, though. It took me nearly 4…
There’s hummus—and I especially love my version with roasted bell peppers and a slight hint of onion—and there’s Baba Ghanoush (Baba Ghanouj). Which is an amazing dip made from roasted eggplant and tahini. I love both dips just as much, but really wanted to see what would happen if I just got crazy and combined both recipes. It was fantastic! I seem to be in competition with myself. I want to know just…
You know the old adage: “Eat everything that isn’t nailed down, then eat everything that IS nailed down. Then eat the nails“, right? That’s exactly how I felt when I came up with this recipe. What can I say? It happens. Now it wouldn’t be a problem if I was craving healthy foods, but clearly I wasn’t. Come to think of it, I never do; I crave sugar and…
A little while ago I received an email, from Tracey, with a cookbook attached to it—for which I’ll be eternally grateful. It’s a special copycat cookbook! I think I shrieked when I saw it! She mailed it to me because of the Lawry’s seasoned salt recipe in it. Obviously—with my severe Lawry’s addiction—she thought I might like. And I sure did! Now I’d already found the Lawry’s recipe online, but when…
For years I made my hummus (or hummous) the classic way. I really liked it, but I didn’t really start to love it until I seriously tweaked the authentic recipe. I’m a firm believer in tweaking recipes; you have to make a recipe your own. Unless they’re cookies or cakes, then I wouldn’t mess with the quantities used. That’s what I like about having a food blog. It’s so much…