Pissaladiere

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If I have a lunch to prepare at the last minute but still want to have a little wow factor I will alway think towards a tart or a quiche. I always have a frozen puff pastry in the freezer, and who doesn’t have onions. Now the magic ingredients are the anchovies and the olives. My mum visited last week end and brought us beautiful whole anchovies in oil, and some nice garlic black olives from France. You can go for any olive you can find, but try to get good quality whole anchovies so they keep their shape and don’t melt away during cooking. Continue reading

Summer Taboulé

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This taboulé (or tabbouleh) is one of my mum’s recipe. Each time I do it it tastes different, and I guess it all depends on how I feel at chopping up vegetables on the day. It is made with couscous instead of bulgar, and lots more vegetables than the traditional lebanese one. I made this last week end for a BBQ and some friends have been asking about the recipe some here it goes! Continue reading

Sous Chef at the Lockhart

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I was asked to share my recipe for my nougatine with another foodie at yet again another great food experience with my friend Wenying. We went to The Lockhart on Wednesday night to eat New Orleans food (the only place in London) and for the launching of 2 books about life in professional kitchens:

-Sous Chef: Twenty four hours in the kitchen by Michael Gibney

-Chop Chop by Simon Wroe Continue reading