Whenever I travel to California with my husband, one of our first stops is a Puerto Rican restaurant called Sol Food. They make the most incredible black beans served with rice, avocado, and your choice of either sweet or savoury plantains. I always have an enormous glass of their homemade limeade on the side. All the… Continue reading Limeade
Quinoa, broccoli, edamame, avocado, radish salad
Yesterday’s work from home lunch. I adapted this from the avocado, quinoa & broad bean salad from the Ottolenghi book Plenty. Fresh broad beans are always difficult to track down in Berlin so I subbed edamame. Adding the broccoli makes it feel more substantial, and I’ve reduced the lemon juice, garlic and cumin too. This makes… Continue reading Quinoa, broccoli, edamame, avocado, radish salad
Potato, cannellini bean, tomato, egg
It’s a very new thing for me to be at home thinking about lunch. As I was pottering around this morning I found myself thinking, “what do I want to eat?” instead of grabbing a quick pastry or skipping it all together. I wanted potatoes. I could eat boiled new potatoes smothered in salted butter… Continue reading Potato, cannellini bean, tomato, egg