Posts Tagged ‘ barbecue ’

Orange and carrot salad

May 21, 2009

This goes really well with spicy kebabs, tucked up beside a small pile of warm pitta breads. Ingredients 200g carrots, peeled and grated Juice of half an orange 1 tbs white wine vinegar or juice of half a lemon Salt and pepper Pinch of cinnamon 5 dried dates, stoned and chopped 1 tsp honey...
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Tangy squashy tomato relish

By Cath

May 21, 2009

This relish virtually makes itself and is a vibrant alternative to ketchup. Ingredients 8 tasty tomatoes, cut in half horizontally 2 cloves garlic, peeled 1 red chilli, sliced in half lengthways or 1 tsp of paprika 1 tbs red wine or red wine vinegar 1 tbs olive oil Salt Equipment Barbeque/campfire Tin foil Bowl...
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Fennel coleslaw

By Cath

May 21, 2009

Serves 4 My daughter and her little friends dare one another to eat the school coleslaw, so ingrained is the revulsion toward this traditional side salad. But a freshly made coleslaw with fennel is delicious with barbequed chicken or fish. Ingredients 1 bulb of fennel, outer layer and stem removed and finely sliced, save...
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Met office predicts ‘odds on for a barbecue summer’

By Cath

April 30, 2009

Met office predicts ‘odds on for a barbecue summer’

The Met Office predicts that Britain is in for a hot dry summer: “Summer temperatures across the UK are likely to be warmer than average and rainfall near or below average for the three months of summer.” After the wash-out summers of 2007/08, in which July and August were monsoon season, this is welcome...
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