Category Archives: Mains and salads

Baba ghanoush 

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Baba ghanoush is my go-to starter in any Middle Eastern/Mediterranean restaurant. I just can’t get enough of it – it’s like the perfect marriage between aubergine and tahini, two of my favourite foods like, ever.

So one day I discovered that, to my delight, my beloved baba ghanoush had begun popping up in the dip aisle of the supermarket. Blinded by love for it, I ate pot after pot of the stuff, never really thinking to check out the list of ingredients on the back (FYI this was the old me, these days if I pick up anything that comes in a packet I’ve scanned the ingredients list before you can say ‘monosodium glutamate’. But by the time I finally did check what was in it, it was too late – Mr H had fallen for it as well, and he refused to listen when I told him that some of the ingredients weren’t so great. Continue reading →

Indonesian-inspired satay vegetable stir fry 

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Mr H and I are total travel junkies – before we’ve even unpacked our suitcases from our last holiday we’re already planning where to go for our next one. We love adventures; exploring new cities, immersing ourselves in different cultures, and of course sampling the local cuisine.  Continue reading →

Butternut squash ‘quisotto’ 

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Risotto is one of those things I’ve always liked the taste of, but I could never quite bear how it made me feel after eating it. Arborio rice (the rice that is used in a typical risotto) is particularly starchy, so can easily leave you feeling bloated and heavy after you’ve consumed a whole bowl of it in one go. Pair that with a rich, cheesy sauce as many risotto recipes do and you’ve got a combination that leaves many people feeling pretty darn rubbish. Continue reading →

Israeli salad

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My favourite thing about visiting Israel has to be the food (unless my cousins are reading this in which case my favourite thing is seeing family, closely followed by the food). They might call it the land of milk and honey, but for me it’s the land of houmous, falafel, baba ghanoush, dates, figs, oranges – the list just goes on and on.

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The best hummus, and I would know…

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I pride myself on knowing good hummus. I’ve eaten enough of it in my time, and I’m talking the proper stuff, not your average supermarket rubbish. Don’t know what I’m talking about? Well get yourself to Jaffa in Tel Aviv, head to Abu Hasan, grab some of their insanely delicious hummus and some pitta to mop it up and only then will you understand. Or make this instead. 

Now hummus is often seen as complicated or scary – there’s about five different spellings (houmous? hummous? hummus?…) and about five million different recipes, but I promise you it needn’t be. All you need is a food processor, a couple of ingredients and a spare five minutes and you’re good to go. Continue reading →

Tasty tacos with all the trimmings

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When I used to think of Mexican food (actually I suppose we should call it Tex Mex food – I’m sure any Mexican would tell us that what we think of as their cuisine is about as Mexican as French fries are French) I would envision fried tortillas, greasy cheese, stodgy meat and an abundance of salt. I used to love a burrito, but I always felt so lethargic afterwards, and I always needed to drink about a litre of water just to quench the thirst that all that salty food had induced. Continue reading →

Rainbow salad with vegan Parmesan 

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Here at D&H, we strongly believe in counting colours, not calories. It’s all very well eating tonnes of green spinach, but if you’re not getting your reds, oranges and purples your body won’t be as fabulous as it could be if you were truly eating the rainbow. To illustrate, we’ve listed out below just a few of the many benefits different coloured fruits and veggies can give us;

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Cauliflower tabbouleh

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With temperatures in London soaring into the 30s at the moment, it’s so hard to know what to eat. You need something nourishing, but you’d also like something light, and you don’t want to spend ages in the kitchen preparing it (we’ve got to get out and enjoy the sunshine while it lasts, right?).

So I’ve taken a little inspiration from the Middle East with this dish, after all who better to turn to than the people who are constantly blessed with these kind of temperatures! Tabbouleh is a super healthy and delicious vegan salad, traditionally made with parsley, mint, bulgur wheat, tomatoes and various spices. But I’ve put bulgar on the bench and substituted it in for cauliflower for a seriously light and gluten free salad.  Continue reading →

How to make your meals man-friendly

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In the words of Mrs H

I believe that the theory of evolution is a little flawed. I am aware this is a sweeping statement, but where most women seem to have evolved into the new-age goddesses we are today, many men are still stuck in the dark ages. Practically cavemen if you will. Let me illustrate this for you with an example of the conversation I have most days;

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Easy peasy Japanese-y slow cooker veggie curry

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As part of our honeymoon Mr H and I spent a week in Tokyo marvelling at everything the amazing city had to offer, getting extremely lost, sitting under cherry blossom trees, people watching for hours on end, but above all, eating. Tokyo has over 10,000 restaurants, ranging from tiny little ones with five seats in a dark alleyway to Michelin starred palaces with impeccable service. You name it, we tried it. The D&H mantra of ‘active avoidance’ certainly came into effect here, as we made sure to try everything once and not feel guilty about it so that we could go home with no foodie regrets.

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