Recipes
Creamy potato salad with tarragon & caper berries
Creamy potato salad with tarragon and caper berries This potato salad is a variation on something I grew up with. Mum would make a simple potato salad with olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper, with the occasional guest appearance of parsley and sometimes mayonnaise. Mayonnaise for me is a must and so is vinegar but...
Nonna’s wild fennel and roasted chestnut soup
Nonna’s wild fennel and roasted chestnut soup This is my Nonna’s wild fennel and roasted chestnut soup which I wrote about in this story for SBS Food. This recipe, shared with me by my mother which we recorded together, was something her mother, my Nonna, used to make during the cold winters in Sardinia. Some notes...
Tomato risoni/orzo with dill and mozzarella
Tomato risoni /orzo with dill and mozzarella Risoni or orzo as it is also called, is a type of pasta that I associate fondly with my childhood. It was stirred through milk soups or made with a quick broth and I always found it filling and comforting. Now of course, the dish has come full...
Beetroot patties with horseradish cream by Alissa Timoshkina
Beetroot patties with horseradish cream recipe by Alissa Timoshkina – image credit Lizzie Mayson Beetroot patties with horseradish cream recipe by Alissa Timoshkina My beetroot patties (or bite size falafel type fritters), have their roots in a very basic Soviet-era canteen dish which I have jazzed up a little with walnuts, garlic and dill....
Russian Dukkah by Alissa Timoshkina
Russian Dukkah by Alissa Timoshkina – image credit Lizzie Mayson Russian Dukkah by Alissa Timoshkina This is my own experiment that turned into a super simple recipe for what I call a Russian dukkah. It’s a mix of seeds and spices traditional in Eastern European cuisine (using the analogy of the Egyptian spice mix), and it works...
Alissa Timoshkina – Foodie Profile
Foodie Profile – Alissa Timoshkina Interview by Jennifer Curcio In this Foodie Profile we chat with London based cook, food writer, cookbook author and founder of the Kino Vino supper club, Alissa Timoshkina. She shares with us snapshots from her childhood, the inspiration behind her love of food, recipes from her esteemed cookbook Salt & Time,...
Soup Recipes – a Collection
Soup Recipes – a Collection In this collection I’ve rounded up all our soup recipes on the Decisive Cravings site. Find lighter broth style soups like chicken pho and mushroom tom yam, to heartier cream of spinach soup or Anja Dunk’s delightful and must-try Potato and Parsley Soup. For something quick to put together using...
Baked asparagus with lemon recipe
Baked Asparagus with Lemon recipe There are some recipes that I categorise as ‘barely recipes’, and this baked asparagus with lemon recipe is most definitely one of them. I call them ‘barely recipes’ because they usually only involve one main ingredient, minimal seasoning, preparation and / or minimal cooking time. Baked asparagus with lemon recipe...
Easter Recipes – the collection
Easter Recipes Here find our little collection of Easter recipes from across the Decisive Cravings site. Enjoy these four easy recipes for sweet tooths to bake during the Easter season. Sardinian Ricotta Tarts (Pardulas) by Sabina Ledda Pardulas are a Sardinian ricotta filled tart laced with sultanas and orange rind – though recipes vary...
Easter Paska (Паска) Bread recipe
Easter Paska ( Паска ) Bread recipe Contributed by Olesia Chernova. My family in Ukraine and I usually bake several Paska ( Паска ) breads at Easter. We love to give some as presents to friends and relatives, as well as making some for ourselves. Therefore, the recipe below is designed to make several in different...
Couscous salad with garlic tahini yoghurt & beans recipe
Couscous salad with garlic tahini yoghurt and beans This simple couscous salad is super quick to put together and packed with flavour. It’s presented like a bake but there’s no baking involved. It’s a lovely side dish and my favourite part about it is that the bottom and middle layers are made using pantry staples....
Chremslach Pancakes Recipe
Chremslach Pancakes Recipe Have you ever eaten clouds before? Well you’re about to. Enjoy this very special family recipe for Chremslach, pancakes from a Jewish kitchen, traditionally eaten at Passover. Main words, recipe and images by Yasmin Shenhav of Sunny Side Up. The main custom in the Jewish holiday of Passover, forbids the eating of flour based foods, and for...
