Nectarine salsa

For a light accompaniment to my pan-fried sea bass fillets and barbecued garlic chicken, I made a nectarine salsa with whatever was already available in my not-so-full fridge. So technically this is not a salsa in the strictest sense, but nonetheless refreshing and complemented the mains well.

Nectarine salsa

Caprese salad

I started growing basil out of a tin a few months ago. By the end of July, three stalks had sprouted and reached 20+ centimetres. A couple of stalks had also started to bloom. So last weekend, I pinched off the blooms, harvested the leaves, and pruned back the stalks. 

The leaves I harvested was more than enough for me to make two generous plates of caprese salad.

Caprese salad, with homegrown basil

Tarte au citron (Lemon tart)

I hosted a coffee morning a couple of days ago and made a lemon tart as part of the food offerings. 

Basic grain-free sweet tart crust (2)

This is a revision of basic grain-free sweet tart crust (1).

Rhubarb custard tart

It's right in the middle of the rhubarb season here in Ireland. But rather suspiciously, the rhubarbs I see in supermarkets have more green bits than pink/red along the stalks. Still, I picked up a bunch to make this custard tart.

Rhubarb custard tart

Basic grain-free sweet tart crust (1)

This is a sweet tart crust that can be pre-baked and finished later with your choice of fillings.

Sweet tart crust

芋粿巧 Sticky savoury taro cakes

After talking to an old school friend from back home about Taiwanese street food, I was hit with a hankering from 芋粿巧 ("o gui kiao" in Taiwanese), a type of savoury sticky taro cake. So I forked out nearly 7 euro for a 600g fresh taro from Thailand at the Asia Market to make some myself. 

Fried sticky savoury taro cakes with sriracha

Honey sriracha chicken

Watched how sriracha sauce was made on 'Food Factory USA', and it inspired me to make honey sriracha chicken legs for dinner.

Honey sriracha chicken

Louisiana barbecue chicken

Louisiana barbecue chicken drumsticks with grilled pineapple, broccoli, vine tomato