I’m not the biggest fan of cheesecake, so I won’t be waxing lyrical about this recipe. As cheesecakes go though, it’s a real good’un. The addition of mint and balsamic stop it from being one-dimensional creaminess, and turn it into something a bit more sophisticated and interesting. It’s a Fiona Cairns (of royal wedding cake-maker [...]
Posts Tagged ‘mint’
Strawberry, mint and balsamic cheesecake
Posted in Puddings, tagged balsamic, cheesecake, cream, dessert, Fiona Cairns, food, mint, pudding, rach smith, rachel smith, recipe, strawberry, summer, the food i eat, thefoodieat on September 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Green Sauce
Posted in Light Lunch, Savoury snacks, tagged anchovy, coriander, food, green sauce, lemon, Leon, mint, mustard, parsley, rach smith, rachel smith, recipe, the food i eat, thefoodieat on September 15, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Usually I make a bit of effort with the photographs of the food I eat…but on this occasion I failed. I blame it on the fact that this sauce is so intensely delicious, it disappeared before I could get the lens cap off my camera, so you’ll just have to make do with this unappetizing [...]
Broad bean salad
Posted in Light Lunch, Savoury snacks, tagged broad bean, easy, feta, lemon, mint, quick, recipe, salad, the food i eat, thefoodieat on July 20, 2011 | 2 Comments »
If, like me, you like to try and eat your greens, but often find salad leaves going bad in the fridge, then this is actually quite a good idea - you can keep the beans in the freezer and dip in and out of the bag when you fancy – greens on tap. For this [...]
My HERB HEROES entry - PLEASE VOTE FOR ME
Posted in Light Lunch, Maincourses, Savoury snacks, tagged chive, competition, coriander, couscous, cumin, falafel, food, garlic, harissa, hazelnuts, herb heroes, herb tabbouleh, lemon, marjoram, mint, mushroom, pepper, rach smith, rachel smith, recipe, spring onions, tabbouleh, the food i eat, thefoodieat, vote, yoghurt on May 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
PLEASE VOTE FOR ME BY CLICKING HERE Over bank holiday weekend I went to visit my parents, armed with a culinary project. I was determined to become a Herb Hero. On first reading, this mightn’t sound quite as cool as Wonder Woman or Superman. But, the lucky Herb Hero, wins £2,500 and get to meet [...]
I ♥ beetroot. PART 2 - Beetroot Salsa
Posted in Maincourses, tagged beetroot, beetroot salsa, ecipe, food, fresh mint, lemon, mint, rach smith, rachel smith, spring onion, the food i eat, thefoodieat, trout on March 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
For supper, I went for a beetroot salsa to accompany some fish I’d got hold of (again…from the discount aisle – two lovely bits of trout reduced from £4 to £2) Ingredients (to make salsa for 2) 4 beetroots 2 tablespoons of lemon juice 2 tablespoons of finely chopped mint (fresh) 4 finely cut spring [...]