Paper Palate

Healthy eating headlines in the August edition of delicious – summer entertaining menus and ‘thinner dinners’ feature, with a variety of light, easy to prepare dishes that are ideal for the hot weather.
Also included is an assembly no-cook section with 6 weekday meals. I must admit to being baffled by this feature – the […]

Pride in British food takes centre stage in May’s olive magazine. First up is an article about UK chefs who wave the British culinary banner overseas, and a listing of 50 reasons to celebrate British food, ranging from the ubiquitous fish & chips, traditional high tea and and Brighton rock, to food writers, farmers’ […]

Hoping for an early heatwave to go picnicking, the fresh May edition covers bread, jam, jelly, confits and pickles in several different articles, and tells you how to make your own. I particularly like the look of the jellies – a dab of homemade Apple, Cider & Chilli Jelly sounds the perfect accompaniment for a […]

Another magazine packed full of Spring celebration – which sadly hasn’t eventuated in London yet. Still, flicking through April’s delicious makes me a little less glum in the midst of this seemingly never-ending winter.
Easter lamb with grilled vegetables is on the table at top chef Angela Hartnett’s home, as she shares her Italian family’s […]

Spring starts with a very fresh Easter this April edition – Camembert and Champagne Soup, Spinach & Smoked Salmon Roulade, Baked Ham in a Bourbon Glaze – the list goes on of indulgent recipes to recover from the rigors of Lent. Anthony Worrall Thompson also creates several delicious seasonal dishes for a traditional Easter or […]

The March issue of Olive had a lovely sounding pair of recipes that I tried, but really would only repeat with substantial changes. Problematic as they were, they did turn out looking pretty on the plate, as you can see below. The ideas behind the recipes were sound, but the methods given were not quite […]

Ever fancied a whirl at Japanese cooking but didn’t know where to start? Olive’s March issue introduces you to Japanese home-cooking (not a slice of raw fish in sight) with a variety of tempting and easy vegetable and meat dishes.
Keeping with the oriental theme is Gordon Ramsay’s offering – a signature dish seafood soup from […]

Being a huge fan of anchovies – either fresh or salted – I couldn’t resist trying out one of Paul Rankin’s recipes, Caesar Salad with Tabasco Onions. I’m a little confused as to why it’s called Caesar Salad with Tabasco Onions however – shouldn’t that be Cayenne Onions? The Tabasco is in the dressing, not […]

Mothering Sunday is coming up (in the UK, at any rate) and March’s fresh magazine offers several ideas to cosset your mum – from a whole selection of seasonal dinner dishes from Antony Worrall Thompson and Jean-Christophe Novelli (one assumes they mean mum to put her feet up for these ones!) to traditional gala day […]

‘Healthy’ is the buzzword for Olive’s February issue – lightly spiced Indian food and low fat desserts leading the usual backlash against the excesses of Christmas and New Year’s. Featuring several ways to prepare tuna, the highlight is definitely Gordon Ramsay’s signature dish for The Boxwood Café; Seared Tuna. I got most of the way […]