Homemade Flour Tortillas

Homemade Flour Tortillas

   Ingredients: Makes 8 tortillas 1 cup wholemeal/wholewheat flour 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil pinch of salt 2/3 cup warm water Instructions: Combine flour(s), olive oil, and salt. Mix in the warm water until fully incorporated into a […]

Spring Onion, Spinach, and Sundried Tomato Pasta

Spring Onion, Spinach, and Sundried Tomato Pasta

The sun has finally made an appearance for the first time since I’ve been back in St Andrews! To celebrate this welcome sign of spring, I’ve made my mother’s Spring Onion, Spinach, and Sundried Tomato Pasta with Pine Nuts. This pasta is incredibly simple to […]

Kale and Pistachio Pesto

Kale and Pistachio Pesto

Ingredients: 7 large Kale leaves 1 handful basil ½ cup pistachios 2-3 cloves of garlic 2/3 cup extra virgin olive oil Salt and pepper to taste Instructions: Wash kale, remove stems, and roughly chop Add kale, basil. pistachios, garlic, salt, and pepper to a food […]

Carrot, Coconut Milk, & Lentil Soup

Carrot, Coconut Milk, & Lentil Soup

  Ingredients: 1 large onion 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 3 cloves of garlic 8 large carrots 1 can coconut milk 2 cups vegetable stock ¾ cup lentils Salt & Pepper, to taste 2 tablespoons chili powder (Optional) Cilantro, nuts, etc to garnish (Optional) […]

Tabbouleh

Tabbouleh

  Ingredients: 1 cup bulghur wheat, couscous, or quinoa 1 cup (densely packed) fresh parsley 1/3 cup fresh mint 1/2 of a large cucumber 2 tomatoes 3 (or more) cloves of garlic 1/4 red onion 2 lemons extra virgin olive oil, to taste salt, to […]

Pico de Gallo

Pico de Gallo

Ingredients: 5 tomatoes (approximately 550g) 1 medium sized onion (approx. 100g) 1 Serrano chili pepper 15g cilantro/coriander 1 clove of garlic Juice of 1 large lime 1/4 or 1/2 tsp salt (to taste) Instructions: Finely chop tomato, onion, Serrano pepper, garlic, and cilantro and mix […]