light-bites Archives — Days of Jay

Roasted Feta Stuffed Mushrooms

28th May 202028th May 2020 main-event, Dinner, light-bites, vegetarian dinner, easy, lunch, mushroom, quick

I love mushrooms. Truly, mushrooms would have to be one of my desert-island foods. Whether fancy shiitake, the prized porcino, colourful pfifferlinge or plain old button mushrooms, they are all delicious, with their earthy flavour and delicate texture. Whatever time of year it is, mushrooms will find their way into my shopping basket, ready for

Ricotta Stuffed Zucchini Flowers

11th May 202018th May 2020 Flower, Italian, light-bites, summer

As the weather warms up and more and more fresh produce hits the market stands, I can spend many happy hours searching for ingredients. There is no food that attracts my eye quite as much as a tumbling display of colourful fruit and veg, but the most beautiful of all

Asparagus and Lemon Risotto

13th April 202021st April 2020 Italian, Dinner, light-bites, main-event, spring

It’s been a beautiful Easter weekend, full of indulgent food and drink, lots of chocolate and plenty of sunshine. The trees are covered in blossom across the whole hillside and the feel of spring is in the air. There’s lots of cautious optimism and hopeful stories in the news, and

Vibrant Wild Garlic Pesto

20th March 20209th April 2020 light-bites, preserving, spring, vegetarian

We’ve had three days of glorious sunny weather here in Bavaria. It seems hard to believe all the goings-on in the world when the sky is a brilliant blue, the birds are singing and the first tender leaves of wild garlic are pushing through the ground. Currently, we have been

Turkish Red Lentil Soup

13th March 20209th April 2020 light-bites, Cypriot, Soups & Stews, Turkish

Sometimes there is nothing better than coming home to a big, comforting bowl of soup. When the week has been full-on and the media full of hysteria, I need something earthy and grounding. A moment of calm to close the week and steady the nerves. There is something truly peaceful

Quick and Easy Hummus

9th March 20209th April 2020 light-bites, Turkish

Wow, it’s been a crazy start to the week and it’s only Monday evening! Reading the papers each day seems to bring more alarming and alarmist stories from across the globe, however life here in Munich seems to be carrying on much as usual so far. I did notice the

Spicy Herby Calamari Rings

4th March 20209th April 2020 light-bites, fish, seafood

It’s the middle of the week, we’ve been on the road the last two days and I had a craving for some quick and easy seafood for dinner. Definitely a night for some Spicy Herby Calamari Rings. Living in Munich where the nearest ocean is around 600 kilometres away, I’ve

Homemade Sesame Bagels

2nd March 20209th April 2020 light-bites, baking, bread Polish

March has arrived. The weather doesn’t know whether it is up or down, there seems to be one international crisis after the other in the news, Mercury is retrograde - is it just me or does everything seem a little topsy-turvy at the moment? When everything seems a little upside-down

Perfect Chicken Liver Pâté

29th February 20209th April 2020 French, light-bites

It’s the 29th of February, the date where we correct the calendar so the seasons don’t drift out of place. It’s always struck me as curious how easily we accept that some years have more days than others, so we just tack an extra day onto the end of February.

Asparagus and Bacon Quiche

27th February 202024th March 2020 light-bites, baking, French, main-event, Pastry, spring

I’m looking out the kitchen window watching huge fluffy snowflakes drift down from the sky. Just two days ago it was so gorgeously warm and sunny that I thought maybe, just maybe we’d escaped winter and spring was on the way. It’s not that I mind winter, but as it