Glorious cauliflower!
Yet another way to eat the versatile cauliflower! This time the cauliflower is cut into four large slices and roasted. Then served with a tomato sauce and olive relish on the side. It can be a great supper dish or perhaps a starter? Yummy, tell me more Diva…
Yummy!
This is loosely based upon a traditional Turkish recipe called Imam Bayildi, which translated means “the Imam fainted” (the Imam is an Islamic religious leader). It was called this because the Imam found the recipe so delicious he fainted. I have yet to faint at a dish so delicious but a few times have made lots of happy noises and growled at anyone trying to take a taste! This is a perfect starter or great as a main with a side salad. A great dish to prepare ahead as it is served cold and great for the packed lunch box too! Yummy, tell me more Diva…
I had a baked camembert last December and loved the gooey, cheesy gorgeousness of it. However, despite the hot, oozy cheese I felt that it lacked a little something. So I had a play and added ground nuts with some low carb/gluten free bread crumbs to it..and…voila! Now, this was a cooked cheese that we growled over like a pack of hungry dogs…it is truly delicious with crudities and toasted pieces of almond bread…well, I could eat it by itself in all honesty! There are no photos of it cut as it was so gooey and I wanted to dive it..so use your imagination or try it yourself to see it in all it’s hot action! Yummy! Tell me more Diva…
Supper time! Perfect for those cold evenings!
This is my take on the British dish, cottage pie, but has no potato and meat. Cauliflower is used as the mashed topping. You could make this vegan by leaving out the cheese in the topping. Another spin on this is to use a minced meat (beef or chicken perhaps) in the sauce too if you wish. I made the bottom spicy as I liked the combination of the spicy vegetables with the creamy, cheesy topping. Omit this is you want. Go crazy, have a play around with it and enjoy the mashed cauliflower! Yummy! Tell me more Diva…
Rosewater has a lovely intense fragrance and makes these cupcakes feel as if they should be served at a summer’s tea party. The rosewater has a strong flavour, so don’t go too crazy. Rosewater is a flavour associated with the Middle East but also Great Britain. Don’t get the British started on their roses or their lawns. You may be there a while…. Yummy, tell me more Diva…
The Chief taster tells me that the walnut crust kept the fish moist and loved the flavour as it took him back to the Middle East with the nutty and herb taste. This is a great way to “jazz up” a piece of white fish and easy to make. Ground some nuts, throw in some herbs, dip the fish in egg, roll in the nuts, bake and voila! Simple! Yummy! Tell me more Diva…
Thick and tasty, and a way to hide Broccoli!
I wanted a dish that combined tomatoes and broccoli and together they are a great combination of antitoxidants and phytochemicals. So the easiest thing to do was to make a soup out of them! Yummy, tell me more Diva…
Baked cabbage..it’s tasty..trust me!!
Many years ago, I used to make this dish but used peanuts and a not so friendly cheese sauce. So I have revived this with toasted cashews and took away the choux cheese sauce and replaced it with a more carb friendly one. We both love cabbage and to pour a cheese sauce over it is just devine to us. Add some nuts for a little extra taste and voila! Yummy, tell me more Diva…
Smoother with garlic butter…mmmm
I used to love garlic dough balls so had a play around with a low carb breadstick recipe and voila, low carb and gluten free alternative to dough balls. Slathered with some garlic butter and yum! Yummy, tell me more Diva…
Take that Colonel!
I have tried this recipe with both Turkey breasts and steak slices, both worked out fine. This just could not be more simple to make and the Chief Taster scoffed them down without inhaling. Which I took as a good sign.. The most important thing about this recipe is to use that very dry Parmesan which you usually buy in a cardboard container. Fresh does not work…at all…And hey, it’s a great alternative to breadcrumbs! Yummy, tell me more Diva…
