Tag Archives: rice

Baked stuffed cabbage leaves

I wasn’t a big fan of cabbage when I was young because it was almost always overcooked and tasteless. Now, I’d say it’s one of my favourite vegetables and I love finding new ways to cook it, like this recipe … Continue reading

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Mussel pilaf with dill

Rick Stein has made some wonderful food and travel programmes, we’ve loved the recent one about Cornwall, the rerun of Secret France and repeats of Long Weekends. We saw this  mussel pilaf being made at a restaurant in the Thessaloniki … Continue reading

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Chicken pilaf with pistachios and coriander

This is one of those easy, yet completely delicious ways of using leftover roasted chicken. It’s easy because it’s an assembly job based on a few simply cooked basics and you can change it to add things you might need … Continue reading

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Pea and ham risotto

The secret to a great risotto (apart from the 20 minutes patience it takes to stir it) is the stock and using good quality rice such as Arborio or Carnaroli. If you don’t have any of those ingredients just make … Continue reading

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