A Scot Living in Switzerland Writing About Food and Life in General
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This recipe is based on one from Eat and Two Veg by Sue Style. Sue is originally from England but has lived in Spain, France, Switzerland and Mexico and this is really reflected in the her cookery. The choice of ingredients and combinations are refreshingly innovative.
SPICY CHIPOTLE MUSHROOM AND COURGETTE BURRITOS WITH FRESH TOMATO SALSA (Serves 2) Continue Reading »
It’s grill season and so it’s time for me to dust off my favourite summer cookbook – The Great Big Burger Book!
For anyone who loves BBQ’s this is an essential piece of kit.
This recipe is based upon one from the Great Big Burger Book but it’s not exactly the same so I give you my version:
TEX-MEX CHEDDAR CHICKEN BURGES WITH CARAMELIZED ONIONS (makes 3 large burgers) Continue Reading »
It’s wonderful to be back in the world of blogging!! My first recipe is a nice and simple affair.
This recipe was featured on BBC2′s show Something For The Weekend by Simon Rimmer and was first broadcast on Sunday 8th June.
It’s Friday at last!!! What a long week it’s been, I think the sudden change from high summer and 30°C to Autumn and 15°C has made it seem even longer. My body has spun straight into hibernation mode and all I want to do is eat comfort food and sleep.
Still determined to eat less meat in order to feel better and to help me loose weight I decided to make a nice pot of chilli for dinner tonight and instead of meat I thought I would make it a vegetarian chilli. No meat doesn’t necessarily mean no flavour.
I thought since I have been really good over the past few days (I have been working out on my excercise bike for at least 30 minutes each day) that I would have a treat this morning so after my workout I decided to make some of the leftovers in the fridge to good use and make my own version of Huervos Rancheros or Ranch Style Eggs.
My best friend Natalie and I can sit talking on the phone for hours talking about food. Natalie is a great cook and so is her boyfriend Gareth. Last year when we were back in Glasgow Natalie and Gareth invited us over for dinner, Gareth said he would cook enchiladas. Natalie had told me that Gareth made exceptional enchiladas so I was really looking forward to trying them. Natalie was absolutely right, they were amazing!!
I hope Gareth thinks I did his recipe justice, I singed the ends of the tortillas slightly but they were still really good!
This is such a simple recipe it’s a real winner. I always have either chicken or turkey in the fridge and there are always peppers, onions and garlic in the fridge and the other bits and pieces can always be found in my store cupboard.
UPDATED AUGUST 12 : Click here for the round up of Meeta’s Monthly Mingle #3.
UPDATED AUGUST 10 : Click here for the round up of WCC#7, in which this recipe featured.
It’s that time again – Monthly Mingle #3!! This month Meeta has chosen “Beat The Heat” as the theme.
I spent quite some time scratching my head over this one and then I thought to what is the best way of beating the heat in the kitchen in the summer?? A Barbeque!! With that in mind I turned to my copy of The Great Big Burger Book by Jane Murphy and Liz Yeh Singh in search of a fingerlickin burger recipe and I think I have found one!!
This month’s theme for the Weekend Cookbook Challenge #6 (WCC) is Lucky 7′s and since this great recipe had 7 ingredients I thought it would be perfect to submit!
I was reading through my new copy of Two Cooks and a Suitcase by Doug Bell and Rhona Robertson trying to decide which recipe to try out first but discovered that many of the recipes involve using dried chiles which I cannot find easily here in Switzerland. If I lived in Glasgow finding these ingredients wouldn’t be a problem since I could go to Lupe Pinto’s deli, therefore I chose a rather simple recipe to begin with. The various salsa and other sauce recipes say that they can be converted into cooking sauces by the addition of chicken stock. This is my adaptation of their chipotle sauce recipe, I added turkey and used it as a filling for enchiladas.
Here’s a rather tasty little number from The Great Big Burger Book by Jane Murphy & Liz Yeh Singh.
BRAISED FAJITA TURKEY BURGERS WITH A FIESTA CORN SALSA
