I have made no secret of my love for Middle Eastern food. It is one of the most vibrant and delicious cuisines out there. The use of fresh spices and herbs such as turmeric and coriander and the heat from the chillies and paprika make for the most wonderful of seasonings for good quality meat and vegetables. I love the use of chunky, fat aubergines all ready to soak up plenty of olive oil. I am also a big fan of the sweet and spicy taste that you often get with Middle Eastern food, for example by using dates or sultanans…
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Pistachio and Pomegranate Harissa Roast Chicken
I have made no secret of my love for Middle Eastern food. It is one of the most vibrant and delicious cuisines with a real taste of the spicy and sweet mix. Almonds and pistachios cooked with apricots and sultanas, slow roasted meats such as lamb cooked in tagines with roasted peppers, fresh spices, seasoned with plenty of chillies and all with plenty of heat and flavour. My personal favourite is an Iranian pilaf rice dish. Cooked rice seasoned with nuts and fruits and plenty of spices …
Apple, Sage and Pistachio Pork Stuffing
I first made this Apple, Sage and Pistachio Pork Stuffing when I was recipe testing for Christmas blog ideas. The life of a food blogger means that we are eating canapés and stuffing and sprouts for my Christmas themed blogs mid-end November, leftover turkey recipes early december (I don’t actually cook a whole turkey for leftover blogging recipes just yet, don’t worry!) and January detox recipes mid December when everyone else is just starting to enjoy those canapes! It was on a sunday night when I made this stuffing recipe and it made me realise that this definitely does not have to be the stuffing that you save for Christmas day. …