Red Folder recipe – Shortbread

My husband loves shortbread and so did my dad, so for their sake I will start here with the biscuit recipes. I try not to think about the amount of butter shortbread uses and to be honest usually forget once the biscuit is melting in my mouth, I guess it is all that butter that makes them so moorish.  Tastes vary so there are two recipes here the first is a totally all butter version which is the family favorite, the second uses a little less butter and is made with brown sugar for a slightly deeper taste.  Both keep well and in fact, mature over time, a week to 10 days in an airtight container, mine never last three days! Continue reading “The Red Folder” →

Red Folder recipe – Hummus

Chick Peas……I love them, eaten extensively in the Mediterranean countries and important in Indian cooking, they are called garbanzos in Spain, pois chiches in France,  simply ceci in Italy and known as chana dhal in India.

Most people have a can in the pantry and as a Vegetarian I am often asked what to do with them.  Where to begin, add them to casseroles, add them to couscous, make a little dressing of olive oil, lemon juice and finely chopped onion, throw over and serve warm as a side salad.  Fantastic as a satay dish or an Indian chana dhal curry…..I could go on and on, but I will start with how I usually answer, Make Hummus. Continue reading “The Red Folder” →