Pickled Jalapenos

I had about a dozen medium Jalapeños Slice Jalapeños Take 300mls White wine vinegar Add 100mls water Add 50mg Sugar Add 40Gm Salt Boil the Solution and when boiling add the Jalapeño slices and switch off when it returns to the boil Decant into a jar and cover with the solution and seal and store …

Hummus

400g cans of chickpeas (reserve the liquid and a few chickpeas for decoration) 2 tsp tahini 0.5-1 garlic cloves, crushed 0.5 tsp crushed sea salt 3 tbsp quality extra virgin olive oil (plus extra for drizzling 1 3/4 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice Paprika (optional) Coriander (optional)

Breadsticks

500gms bread dough 100 gms chopped black olives 60 gms pecorino or parmesan fine grated Herbs Mix the ingredients listed Spread the dough to a wide rectangle Spread the mix onto the dough, then fold into thirds lengthways Cut to 1cm width, then stretch and twist into sticks, using flour to make them possible to …

Tomato Chutney

4 Tomatoes Chopped into 1/8ths 120mls White wine vinegar 60gms White Sugar 1/2 Shallot finely chopped 2-3 sprigs Thyme One clove garlic Briefly fry the shallot in a little olive oil, add the tomatoes and then rest of the ingredients.  Bring to a boil then simmer for 20-30mins til reduced a little.