Mushroom Risotto with Grilled Mushrooms and Tarragon is the ultimate comfort food. Tasting of earthy, warm flavours, fresh with the slight aniseed tang of tarragon and with a wonderful silky texture but with a bite. I love this dish. It makes the world alright again. Fresh, seasonal mushrooms can get lost in a risotto. By […]
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Ready for Fennel, Radish and Orange Salad?
Fennel, Radish and Orange Salad makes great use of small, delicate and slightly sweet fennel bulbs and all their aniseed flavour. Fennel is an underused salad ingredient. It is light and crunchy and has an amazing aniseed flavour that works so well with mustardy radishes and citrus sweet oranges. With the juice from the oranges […]
Catch up with FriFran recipes and news! 16 July 2017
I’m back in the swing of things again and our holiday in Provence is now a distant memory 🙁 However, this weekend we were back to hard landscaping… More next time. Oh, my back! Provence really inspired me with all the amazing, seasonal produce to find a good source of local(ish) produce. I eat seasonally […]
Blueberry Polenta Muffins
Blueberry Polenta Muffins are brilliant because: a) they are easy-peasy b) you can make them with sweet, popping with flavour, seasonal blueberries c) you can make them with frozen blueberries when you want the sun to shine on you in December. I have very fond memories of walking through masses and masses of tiny, bursting […]
Easy and Delicious Sesame Noodles with Shitake Mushrooms and Pak Choi
Sesame Noodles with Shitake Mushrooms and Pak Choi is a great dinner when you want something quick, easy, super tasty, hot and filling. It is ready in less than 30 minutes and super delicious. Sesame Noodles with Shitake Mushrooms and Pak Choi is easy to medium and very quick to make from scratch. You can […]
Catch up with FriFran recipes and news! 09 July 2017
Last week I was in Provence, staying around Vaucluse. It was a much needed break and fabulous. Once our lost luggage caught up with us we could relax and enjoy ourselves. We did lots of exploring of the area – we hiked, we swam in the river under the Pont du Gard, the largest aqueduct […]
No Need for a Juicer Juice – Carrot and Ginger Juice
Kitchens are often way too small to store a juicer (mine is!) – and life way too short to clean a juicer. But just because you don’t have a juicer that doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy fresh juice at home! You can find the full Carrot and Ginger Juice recipe here. Carrot and Ginger Juice […]
Gluten-Free, Vegan and Delicious Watercress Soup
Watercress Soup is amazing. Apart from the nutritional boom (watercress is rich in folate, pantothenic acid and copper, and a very good source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin K, thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin B6, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium and manganese) the colour is incredible. Watercress has a peppery fire that is very distinctive […]