Tag: potato

new kitchen appliances, the first of the summer produce and some green latkes

new kitchen appliances, the first of the summer produce and some green latkes

My kitchen is tiny and I don’t have a lot of bench space. If the kitchen tools are not out on the bench, in my experience they tend not to get used. So, I’ve been having a major kitchen cleanup, selling some old appliances and tools 

springtime potato salad

springtime potato salad

It is the season for lots of things in my garden. Early Nicola potatoes, late broad beans, and asparagus at its peak. Most potato salads are traditionally dressed with mayonnaise, but I like to make mine with a vinaigrette. I made this riff on my basic potato salad with some 

brussels sprout and potato soup

brussels sprout and potato soup

OK so it isn’t pretty and it is a kind of khaki colour, but this soup is delicious. It packs a flavour punch enhanced by the caramelised flavours of onions and brussels sprouts and it is velvety smooth from the background of broken down potato. 

fried brussels sprouts and potatoes

fried brussels sprouts and potatoes

Let me state up front, I love brussels sprouts. I know there are people that don’t, but I’m convinced that people that don’t like them just haven’t had them cooked properly. 🙂 So if your experience with sprouts is a miserable childhood memory of being forced