A dessert from ” Roast Figs, Sugar Snow” by Diana Henry. It is good served chilled with some ginger biscuits but can also be served warm or at room temperature.
A Scandinavian inspired salad from ” Cook Simple” by Diana Henry. You could use smoked trout or fresh salmon instead of the hot smoked salmon, and add quarters of cooked ( not pickled) beetroot if you like.
A light dessert from ” Cook Simple ” by Diana Henry. If you like, use half cream and half Greek Yoghurt instead of cream and custard, but add more sugar.
This sweet and sticky pudding from ” In Praise of Veg” by Alice Zaslavsky is very definitely for those days when you are not worrying about the carbs. Serve with cream or ice cream.
I regularly enjoy hard boiled egg curries served with rice or flatbreads so have cooked many versions. This is from ” Madhur Jaffrey’s Ultimate Curry Bible”. Serve pickles and chutneys to accompany.
When i ate shellfish more regularly I was always looking for new ways to cook them. This recipe is from Ruth Watson’s ” The Really Helpful Cookbook” which is a great source for new mussel recipes among other ideas.