Tag: vegetables
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Mushroom stock
Mushroom stock is my favourite quiet kitchen habit: mushroom stems and a few pieces of kombu gently simmered for twenty minutes, then bottled and kept in the fridge. It’s not a bold broth—just an easy way to add a splash of umami to soups, grains, sauces, and anything that needs a little extra depth.
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Vegetable Tian with Caramelised Onions
A warmly spiced vegetable tian layered with caramelised onion, roasted eggplant, zucchini and tomato. Served hot, it’s a deeply savoury dish that lets simple vegetables shine.
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Digby Law’s Plum Sauce
My mother started following this recipe in the early 80s. This spicy plum sauce is simply the best thing to put on good pork sausages, or to add colour and depth to a stew.
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Julia Child’s Ratatouille
Eggplant casserole with tomatoes, onions, peppers and zucchini. Ratatouille perfumes the kitchen with the essence of Provence and is certainly one of the great Mediterranean dishes. As it is strongly flavored it is best when it accompanies plain roast or broiled beef or lamb, pot-au-feu (boiled beef), or plain roast, broiled, or sautéed chicken. Equally…