Party pies

 

Recipe here.

Ottolenghi Saturday.

 

Quinoa, Fennel and Pomegranate Salad recipe

Wasn't completely happy with the flavor of this one so improvised (shock horror) and added some pomegranate molasses to the dressing. Wasn't bad, but would probably be better with the addition of some shredded chicken. Colours looked good though. 

Sweet and spicy beef and pork pie recipe

This was pretty delicious and looked a treat too. The only bit i couldn't quite nail was getting the egg to cook. It took about 15 minutes as opposed to the recommended 5, which gave the shortcrust pastry a bit of sunburn.

warm Vietnamese beef salad.

Recipe

San Francisco garlic fries and beef burger.

Fries recipe here. Burger patty was just beef, egg, mustard, breadcrumbs, onion and Aleppo pepper, sandwiched between tasty cheese, tomato relish, mustard, mashed avocado, sauteed onions, tomatoes, pickles, tomato sauce and a soft white bun. Scrumptious.