Slow Simmer Oxtails- A simple, easy, stew for when you’ve had it with all those summer salads.

A pile of veggies, a little bit of meat, lots of good flavors and some noodles are in Patti’s Noodle Bowl for Two.

Do as the Tuscans do – don’t toast your bread for traditional Panzanella Bread Salad!

Learn how to render lard at home so you can make a perfect pie crust. Video post.

Lemon Verbena Blueberry Scones

a fantastic lunch @ braise

Daring Cook’s Challenge – a Catalan take on Spanish paella – rice with mushrooms, cuttlefish, and artichokes with allioli.

Tuscan melon soup with yogurt and white port, wonderful summer soup to start a meal

arugula pesto and dried tomatoes

Food becomes art when these delicate, flower-inspired, open dumplings bloom.

Cold Brewed Iced Coffee with a splash of almond extract, a little bit of agave and half & half.

Pumpkin paneer from Jai Shri Krishna, London. Delicious!

Broccoli Beef Noodle Stir Fry – learn secrets of getting that caramelized beef in a stir fry.

Courgette and Avocado Pear Soup – Chop. Cook. Blend. Soup doesn’t come easier than this.

Quick and easy deli-style Singapore Noodle Salad is spicy and delicious.

Sesame Ginger Corn Salad using grilled corn from the cob and sesame ginger dressing

Kitchen disaster averted – nasty frosting turns into amazing vanilla custard.

A summer-friendly soup! Broccoli, Leek, and Potato Soup.

Sticky Irish Coffee Cake with Baileys Cream Filling – Not Healthy but totally Delicious.

Tau Pok – stuffed fried tofu dipped in rojak sauce. A Singapore hawker dish from your own kitchen.

Purple cauliflower taboule with tomatoes, cucumber and mint with lime, garlic vinaigrette

Delicious Sichuanes style ‘Zhong’ Crescent Dumplings.