Follow these simple tricks and you’ll be sitting down to salads that prompt people to come back for seconds all summer long. The Basics: fat + acid The most basic vinaigrette is an emulsion of oil (or fat) and vinegar (or acid). The standard ratio is three parts oil to   Read More ...

This dressing is delightful over greens. The miso paste adds a lovely depth of flavour, while also giving the dressing a creamy consistency. Try it over lightly steamed green beans, broccolini and asparagus, or with baby spinach, cucumber and avocado. These salads works well as a side dish to barbecued   Read More ...

Try this vinaigrette with a mix of green leaves, snipped chives, shaved fennel and wafty ribbons of zucchini made with a vegetable peeler. It makes an excellent addition to any barbecue feast, or as a side to roast chicken. For some extra punch of flavour you can try rubbing the   Read More ...

  Blue Lagoon, as name suggests has a visually delightful lagoon blue color as well as refreshing taste. It is is a mixed alcoholic drink prepared with 1 part of vodka, 1 part of blue curacao and 4 parts of lemonade. Ingredients: 30 ml (1 oz ) Vodka 30 ml   Read More ...

INGREDIENTS For the Ice Chips: Water Blue food coloring For the Salt: Coarse salt such as Kosher salt or sea salt Blue food coloring For the Blue Margaritas: 4 oz tequila 2 oz triple sec 2 oz freshly squeezed lime juice 2 oz blue curacao 2 teaspoons superfine sugar 1   Read More ...

This frozen coconut margarita recipe is refreshing, sweet, and delicious. COCONUT MARGARITA This frozen coconut margarita recipe is refreshing, sweet, and perfectly lime-and-coconut-y. PREP TIME: 15 MINS TOTAL TIME: 15 MINS INGREDIENTS: !Coconut Ice Cube Ingredients: 1/2 cup ZICO Pure Coconut Water 1/2 cup cream of coconut* !Optional Rim Garnish:   Read More ...

Pesto THE ITALIAN CLASSIC WITH BASIL, PARMESAN AND PINE NUTS “This easy, beautiful pesto recipe is absolutely bursting with fresh herby flavour ” Ingredients ½ clove garlic , chopped sea salt freshly ground black pepper 3 good handfuls fresh basil , leaves picked and chopped 1 handful pine nuts ,   Read More ...

Pesto mussels & toast BABY COURGETTES, SWEET TOMATOES & PEAS “Mussels are a super-nutritious member of the shellfish family, packed with micronutrients including iodine and selenium, two important minerals for healthy metabolic function. ” SERVES 2 COOKS IN14 MINUTES DIFFICULTY NOT TOO TRICKY Ingredients 70 g pesto 2 thick slices of   Read More ...

Toasted Popeye bread EGGS, VINE TOMATOES & CHILLI SAUCE “Spinach is a brilliant ingredient to embrace at breakfast time – it’s super-high in vitamin K, which we need to keep our bones strong and healthy. Popeye knew what he was doing! ” Ingredients 160 g ripe cherry tomatoes , on   Read More ...

Breakfast doughnuts HONEY, JAMMY BLUEBERRIES & YOGHURT “Beautiful blueberries add a vibrant pop of colour to these tasty homemade doughnuts, while also giving us a vitamin C boost, helping us absorb the iron found in both flours ” Ingredients 100g Medjool dates 100g wholemeal self-raising flour 100g self-raising flour ,   Read More ...