potatoes

Paprika Chicken Bake

Yesterday’s weather was much more appropriate for a winter’s day than one this close to the middle of summer. Chef Gerald spent the whole day indoors playing with the presents he received from Santa, while Mummy and Daddy braved the outdoors for a little while only to return shivering and in desperate need of a […]

Tiella Pugliese (Italian Rice Potatoes and Mussels Casserole)

Thank goodness for the world wide web, that wonderful treasure trove of regional recipes we may have never heard of otherwise! If you’re like us and cannot afford to spend as much time roaming the world in search of wonderful gems of home cooking prowess as you’d like to – or if you happen to have […]

New Potato Pumpkin and Baby Spinach Salad with Lemon and Herb Dressing

One thing we love about our weekly CSA box is that it helps with creativity in the kitchen. Chef Gerald has no problem with this concept whatsoever, because his food preferences change on a weekly basis, sometimes even more frequently. Mummy, on the other hand, must admit to having terrible visions of staring blankly at […]

Seafood and Corn Chowder

We felt we had to continue with the happy-looking food theme in the Bistro kitchen this week. Chef Gerald loves sweet potato and corn, so he thought this could be a good opportunity to try his beak at making chowder for the first time! As with so many other wonderful dishes, chowder is open to […]

Vegetable Tikka

Possibly the only good thing about Mummy having a cold (apart from staying home during the day and playing with her baby birdie) is the fact that she found herself making a more conscious than usual effort to cook something healthy and nourishing. So, in between sniffles, Mummy and Chef Gerald decided that a mixed […]

Osso Bucco with Potato and Celeriac Mash

Osso Bucco with Potato and Celeriac Mash

Quintessential Winter