The Italian Salsa Verde is a sharp, piquant, salty and herby green sauce that will electrify your senses and leave them hysterical in anticipation of the next mouthful! Bagnet Vert To many, if not most, people on the other side…
Red Chilli Pesto is one of those must have staples for me. It’s saved me on many a day when I’ve been a bit stuck for lunch, not just for ideas, but also for time. Chilli pesto, like your regular…
Mexican Salsa Verde recipe. Made with tomatillos, to many, the Mexican Salsa Verde is synonymous with tortilla chips and nachos. It’s slightly tangy and most definitely packing some heat. Salsa verde – what comes to mind? To those of us on…
Chermoula, a North African marinade, is an indispensable kitchen staple for me, much like it is in the countries it comes from: Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. We use it in so many different ways, most certainly in tagines but…
Zhug (variantly spelled as zhoug, zhoog, skhug and schug), is a hot chilli sauce or chilli paste from Yemen. To me, Zhug is the Middle Eastern pesto. After all, the word zhoug means “ground”, much like pesto comes from the…
Perfect Italian Tomato Sauce recipe, great with pasta and as a pizza sauce. Taken from my Udemy “Cooking Italian for Beginners” course. This is my recipe for how to make a basic Italian Tomato Sauce very quickly and simply. Cooks…