Flavoured salts – part two

Four incredible salt mixes: Italian with dried tomato puree, French, Umami with dried @marmite (yes really!) and a pretty and unusual English Summer Sweet – all vegetarian. Part 2 of my salt mixes posts

Flavoured salts – part one

[updated] It’s all the food fashion at the moment it seems to have a pot of two of flavoured sea salt, with salt companies clambering over each other to bring them out. Take a look past the hype and you’ll see that salt mixes are exceptionally useful in the kitchen and can even be used

“Mothers ruin” chutney

Mothers ruin chutney – a gorgeous recipe for a gin soaked, green tomato pickle that’s perfect to use up those unripened fruits this autumn

Lean pasta sauce – Salsa magro

Salsa magro, or lean sauce. A delicious, unusual tomato based sauce – adapted for modern kitchens from a late 1800s recipe

Cider and olive oil crackers

Crispy, tangy and a little spicy, these olive oil and cider crackers bring something different to your snacking

Pesto and roasted butternut squash dip

Tasty vegetarian pesto and butternut squash roasted dip, that’s easy to make

Unctuous plum chutney

Unctuous plum chutney with a little background kick – perfect for cold meats and strong cheeses

Spiced biscuit spread

Spiced biscuit spread recipe (or speculaas cookie butter). Nom Nom! Essential to recreate my ‘Twist on a Mont Blanc’ recipe

Nasturtium pickles

Make your own nasturtium capers – a recipe for a useful pickle that’s almost entirely free!