What to cook this week!
What to cook this week!
Spring Dinners To Bring Your Kitchen Back To Life...
As the days stretch longer and the evenings hint at the warmth of summer to come, my home cooking begins to shift towards lighter fare, big on bold flavour. It’s a gradual transition, helped along by a recent trip to Los Angeles, which was a nice reminder of the joys of outdoor cooking and eating.
Grilled Cumin Chicken & Halloumi Salad
One of my current favorites is the Grilled Cumin Chicken & Halloumi Salad here. The simplicity of tender grilled chicken dusted with toasted cumin, paired with the salty richness of halloumi cheese atop a bed of crisp greens is a reminder that you don’t need too much to bring a little freshness to your kitchen. Quick to prepare and bursting with flavor, it’s a perfect go-to dinner on those evenings when inspiration eludes you.
Get the recipe HERE.
Harissa Fried Chicken with Garlic & Herb Aioli
Another dish that is a proper blast of fresh cooking the Harissa Fried Chicken with Garlic & Herb Aioli. There’s something completely addictive about the crispy exterior of the chicken, tingling with the fiery heat of harissa spice. Served alongside a crisp green salad or with roasted potatoes, it’s the kind of treat dinner to look forward to. Don’t skimp on the accompanying garlic and herb aioli it’s the second best part of this recipe.
Get the recipe HERE.
Salsa Verde Steak Tacos
Lastly a recipe for vibrant Salsa Verde Steak Tacos. Tender slices of steak (get the best you can afford and bare in mind sliced thinly you can stretch one large steak between two), perfectly grilled and smothered in tangy salsa verde, nestled within warm tortillas and topped with all the fixings. It’s the type of flavors and textures I look forward to this time of year to catapult our kitchen into the lighter brighter months. Whether enjoyed as a casual weeknight dinner or served up for a festive gathering, they’re always a hit!
Get the recipe HERE.
What ties these dishes together is their celebration of fresh, vibrant ingredients and bold, punchy flavors. From the zesty salsa verde to the fiery kick of harissa spice, each dish has that kick which might help awaken your Spring Summer cooking routine!
There is a fabulous new breed of food writers who are flipping the script on how we do dinner (cc:
). Prioritising gooey, oozy, buttery, crispy elements and those finishing touches that make even the most humble of ingredients sing, are what food writers like Kitty Coles have mastered. Her debut book "Make More With Less" is filled with recipes that promise “to make your food go further”. There’s plenty of inspiration in here for busy home cooks. I love the idea of making the most of those classic kitchen ingredients like roast chicken, a big pot of beans, jars and tins and turning them into irresistible plates to be proud of. Check out her book and give her a follow below:
I’m in full gardening mode at the moment and YES, those ARE crocs and socks and we’re rolling with it. Since we moved into our house last year we have done very little beyond establishing a vegetable patch and sorting out a chicken run. The garden is filled with gravel, so this year I’m focusing on reclaiming little spaces and creating a little more shape. I saw a concept on instagram called “chaos gardening” and I am fully on board. We have been sowing wildflowers in the patches, popping runner beans into pots to grow up walls and trying to fill out the spaces as much as we can. I’m hoping it will begin to provide a bit more intrigue to the outdoor space and more importantly provide more reason to be outside during the summer months!
