HOMECOOKING WITH TERESA

  This rice is one of our favourites to go with all sorts of dishes, but especially Asian cuisine. It's very easy to make and turns out great when you add the crispy topping.  Ingredients 2 cups of jasmine rice 1 can (400 ml) of coconut milk 1 ½ cups of water 1 teaspoon of salt (or to taste) Ginger, Chilli and Peanut Crisp 1 ½ tbsp olive oil 5 cm piece of ginger, peeled and julienned (40 g) 3 cloves of garlic, thinly sliced 2 red chillies, julienned 30 g coriander, chopped into 3 cm pieces 25 g salted, roasted peanuts, roughly chopped 1 tablespoon sesame seeds 1 lime, cut into 6 wedges, to serve salt Method Thermomix link In a medium-sized saucepan or a bowl, rinse the jasmine rice with several changes of cold water until the water runs clear. Drain any excess water in a large, fine-mesh sieve and return the rice to the pot. Add the coconut milk, water and salt. Bring the mixture to the boil over a high heat. When it comes to a boil, reduce the heat to the lowest setting and l...

This recipe is amazing. Simple to make and super delicious. It's from Ottolenghi's Simple cookbook, and it would be amazing to serve it as part of a mezze type meal. According to the author, it can be made the day before and then kept in the fridge to be eaten at room temperature the following day. Just remember to get it out of the fridge at least an hour before. I didn't serve it with rice today as suggested, and made a chargrilled cauliflower salad  instead. The flavours from both recipes were so delicious and strong, that I ended up eating them separately. Still, nothing to complain about it.  Ingredients 8 chicken legs (skin on and bone in), skin scored a few times (1.4kg) 2 tbsp sunflower oil 2½ tbsp mirin 2½ tbsp maple syrup 2½ tbsp soy sauce 80g white miso 4cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated (30g) 3 garlic cloves, crushed 1 lime: skin shaved into fine strips, then juiced 40g coriander stems, cut into 6cm lengths 2 red chillies, sliced in half length...

This is the second time I make this soup. It's super easy to make and it is yummy. I have made it to take to work for lunch. With the weather being a little cooler, soup is a nice thing to eat. It doesn't have many ingredients, but it has a lot of flavour. I have blitzed it a bit to make it smoother, but the first time I didn't and it was really delicious too.  Ingredients 2 tbsp coconut oil (or sunflower oil) 1 onion, finely chopped (160g) 1 tbsp medium curry powder ¼ tsp chilli flakes 2 garlic cloves, crushed 4cm piece of ginger, peeled and finely chopped (30g) 150g red lentils, rinsed and drained 1 x 400g tin of chopped tomatoes 25g coriander stalks, roughly chopped, plus 5g picked leaves, to garnish 1 x 400ml tin of coconut milk salt and black pepper Method Thermomix 1. Put the oil into a medium saucepan and place on a medium high heat. Add the onion and fry for 8 minutes, stirring frequently, until soft and caramelised. Add the curry powder, chilli flakes, garlic and...

This is an amazing recipe. Loved the potatoes. It is relatively easy to make, but it takes quite a while to make because of the time you have the ingredients in the oven. However, it is really worth the effort. I can see myself making them over and over again. They were scrumptious! Here I used them to accompany a rabbit pie, but they would be lovely to accompany any meat. Or even as part of a vegetarian meal. You'll need to substitute the duck fat for olive oil and it might make a difference about how crunchy they are....  Tonight I halved the recipe. Ingredients 2 large heads garlic, cloves separated and peeled 130g duck fat 4 sprigs fresh rosemary 6 sprigs fresh thyme 2 kg potatoes, peeled and cut into 5 cm chunks 40g ground semolina 2 tsp caraway seeds, toasted and lightly crushed 2 tbsp harissa paste sea salt flakes Method: Preheat the oven to 150C fan forced.  Put the garlic cloves in a small ovenproof pan or saucepan, for which you have a lid.  Add the duck fa...

You can make this pizza using a store-bought base - I sometimes use the bread pizza bases - but if you want to have a very crunchy and light base, you can use the recipe below. This is for the Thermomix, but I am sure you can do it with a bread-maker or by hand. The result is going to be amazing. Make the dough up to 3 days in advance and refrigerate. The potatoes and mascarpone can be made the day before, ready to assemble. I’ve made a white pizza here, but put whatever you want on top. To make the pizza base using the TM Difficulty = easy Preparation time = 5 min Total time = 1h Serving size = 1 Ingredients 220 g water, room temperature 1 tsp sugar 2 tsp dried instant yeast 400 g strong white bread flour 30 g extra virgin olive oil, plus extra for greasing 1 tsp fine sea salt Preparation Lightly grease a large bowl and set aside. Place water, sugar and yeast in mixing bowl then mix 20 sec/speed 2. Add flour, oil and salt then knead 2 min/ . Transfer to prepared bowl and shape int...

This dish is perfect for making it ahead and just reheated the following day. It actually helps develop the flavours and it is even more delicious. The ricotta makes the meatballs very light and my husband reckons it would be the perfect dish to have with pasta. If you do so, make the meatballs smaller. This time it was our dinner for our Pure protein diet day, but I'd love to eat them next to oven cooked chips and a salad. The flavours are amazing.  See the end of the page to see a variation using the same recipe but on macaroni. INGREDIENTS 60ml olive oil 2 large onions, chopped finely 4 garlic cloves, crushed 20g oregano leaves, chopped, plus extra to serve 1 x 400g tin chopped tomatoes 500ml chicken stock 500g pork and veal mince 100g breadcrumbs (from 3-4 slices of crustless white bread) or bought 250g ricotta 60g parmesan 1 large egg 20g Italian parsley, chopped salt & freshly ground black pepper METHOD: First make the tomato sauce. Put 2 tabl...