My fancy sardines on toast recipe with pickled onions, celery and dill makes toasted sourdough fingers, generously spread with crème fraiche, topped with sardines, with a crunchy, sour, salty, and zingy mix of finely diced pickled onions, celery, capers, and dill in extra virgin olive oil spooned onto the sardines. It’s a fantastic snack, breakfast … Read more
My blini with smoked salmon and caviar recipe makes a DIY blini spread for a weekend brunch or feast of zakuski or Russian starters. Use my buckwheat pancakes recipe to make your own blini or pancakes – or use store-bought pikelets or mini pancakes for spontaneous gatherings, as I have for this, and you’ll have … Read more
This easy olive dip recipe makes a Mediterranean inspired dip from green and black olives. We stir Sicilian green olives and juicy Greek Kalamata olives and aromatic fresh dill into sour cream and cream cheese, seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic. Garnish with chopped olives in extra virgin olive oil and sprigs of dill, and … Read more
This classic dill dip recipe makes an easy, creamy Eastern European style dip made from tangy dill pickles, zingy purple shallots, garlic chives and loads of fragrant fresh dill stirred into sour cream and cream cheese, and seasoned with salt and white pepper. Garnish with fresh dill and serve with crackers, crisps or crunchy crudités. … Read more
This quick and easy homemade pita chips recipe will make you super crunchy baked pita crisps that are made within minutes. They’re perfect for scooping up dips such a hummus, baba ghanoush, guacamole, and salsas, or using in the Arabic salad fattoush. They’re also versatile – brush them with olive oil flavoured with spices or … Read more