This dish reminds me in a chapter of Gary Taubes 2009 book The Diet Delusion. He wrote how only a hundred years ago native South Polynesian islanders would live almost exclusively on fish and coconut disease free.
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I would love to have an authentic story behind this dish, but the truth is despite visiting three of Jamaica’s most popular towns the first time I tried goat curry was at the Turtle Bay Restaurant in Southampton.
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This is another quick and simple recipe I learn’t while on a cooking course in Kerala, south Indian. For me the most important ingredients are fresh curry leaves, big fresh prawns and a good quality coconut milk.
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I remember the sous chef at Chewton Glen telling me once that a chef can be jugged by his tomato sauce. Although I am far from a chef I take real pride in my cooking, and have worked on my tomato sauce ever since.
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A simple, cheap, quick to make and healthy vegan curry. One of the main reasons for me coming back to this recipe again and again, is that my 2 year old daughter loves it! Anyone who has young children will know the challenge of getting them to eat veg. When covered in creamy spice the cauliflower goes down a treat!
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When I first made this chicken tikka masala from the Hairy Bikers Great Curries cook book, my wife said it’s the best curry she has ever tasted! Over the months I’ve tweaked the recipe, partly to further align with my nutrition philosophy and partly to get it closer to my personal taste. This is a real treat for the body and mind!
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My Thai Style Buddha bowl is a great compromise of healthy veg with the cabbage and carrot, sweetness with the mango and stomach filling fat with the peanut sauce and tofu.
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This quick and easy veggie curry is loaded with protein and fat to keep you full and happy. This is probably why my inspiration for this dish came from The Happy Foodie
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Fitting more organic veg into your diet is always a good idea. The challenge can be to make veg based meals filling for more active people, like myself. This veg bake includes almond butter, cream and cheese to add some fat and sustained energy.
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This spicy rice, flaked fish and boiled egg dish was brought over from India to England during Victorian times as part of the Anglo-Indian food trend. I find it’s a perfect post training meal as it’s full of protein, carbohydrate and fat to re-energise the body and help it to recover.
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Paella is without a doubt my favourite Spanish dish. As I write this in England It’s cold and grey so I’m imagining eating paella in the early evening on a warm Spanish beach, served from a huge smokey pan that’s been cooking all afternoon. This recipe is my attempt at recreating this Spanish favourite back home.
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Classic spicy curry cooked with tomato and chickpeas. Chana Masala is considered one of the most popular dishes in the world.
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A healthy, keep it simple, vegan chilli. The chipotle paste gives this chilli an obvious smokey taste which goes well with the spice and creamy avocado garnish. I've used finely chopped cauliflower instead of rice for less carbohydrate but loads of extra vitamin C, K. B6 and potassium.
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Thai green curry is quick, easy and nourishing and why it's a dish I keep coming back to.
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This Kung Pao Tofu recipe Is my attempt of recreating my old takeaway favourite while keeping me feeling full of beans.
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I absolutely love this Thai Rice bowl!!l So much so that the first time I made It I had it for lunch and the leftovers for dinner that day.
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A simple vegan curry that can quickly be made from stuff you already have in the cupboard. I made this with pilau rice for some extra flavor. This recipe should serves 4. You can always make extra to reheat for lunch through the week.
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These vegan Vietnamese fresh springs rolls make a perfect starter to most Asian dishes. They do take some time to prepare but its the sort of food that should be enjoyable to make when you have time. Do it with someone, music and a drink.
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I first tried lemon dahl when I went on a meditation retreat to Gia House a few years back. Their food is renowned for being delicious, vegan and simple. This is my version of lemon dahl which I've evolved over the last few years.
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This is one of my original curry recipes and one that I've cooked again and again for years! It's what I would class as one of my gong-fu meals. gong-fu basically translates as skill through hard work or practice.
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