The Chinese date or ‘jujube’ is so important to the Chinese that it has worked its way into folklore – a traditional Chinese story tells of a woman who lived 2000 years ago who ate nothing but jujube and when she married at the age of 50 she had the appe...
The longan (literally ‘dragon eye’) is a close relative of the lychee, and is one of the most well known and well used of the medicinal fruits in Chinese Medicine. It’s forte is in treating Blood Deficiency, especially in the realm of calming the spirit....
½ collander nettles, tops or young leaves 1 onion, chopped 1 carrot, chopped 1 celery stick, chopped 1 medium potato, chopped 1 garlic clove, crushed (optional) Chicken, or vegetable stock (fresh is best, but stock cubes/powder are ok too) 1 tbsp thick cream ...
By popular request, here is the recipe for my Malty Flapjacks. I’ve spent some time gradually refining this recipe – the finished result used honey and malt instead of white sugar, and also much less fat than most flapjack recipes. It’s very easy to cook...
I’m a big fan of beans and pulses, and I think they’re under-used by most of us. Someone was saying to me recently that they didn’t know any ways to cook them, and I promised to come up with a simple recipe that can’t go wrong, and here it is – Easy ...
