Recipes

It’s amazing how many people visit Boulogne-sur-Mer on the Opal Coast in northern France and never even know that there’s a truly special old town. Vielle Boulogne, enclosed by ancient ramparts is even more magical at Christmas. Enter the old town through the immense stone gates cut into the high walls and discover a real winter wonderland. This is one of my favourite Christmas markets – authentic, friendly, buzzing and very festive. From the elves running around making the kids laugh, to the knights of old careering around on their wooden horses – horsing about, this is a very theatrical...

I swear you have to check ingredient labels on everything these days. ⁣⁣ Case in point: A few weeks ago, my mom showed me a new spicy seasoning she got. I flipped over the bottle and saw that it contains buttermilk. ⁣⁣BUTTERMILK. 🤦🏾‍♀️⁣⁣ If you’re new to vegan life, here are a few tips to avoid animal byproducts on food labels: ⁣⁣ Google the product and check out the FAQ on the company’s website. I used to do this all the time right in the grocery store. 💅🏾⁣⁣ Look for the “V” symbol (for vegan) on the back of products....

The weather is certainly getting colder by the day but the team at HGAT are loving it – winter means hot chocolate, cosy jumpers, and lots and lots of comfort food! Speaking of comfort food, we’ve got a list of dishes you need to eat this week that are certain to keep you all warm and fuzzy.  There are also a couple of new restaurants on the list that are a must visit, plus award winning fried chicken too. Yes, you heard us, award-winning fried chicken. Here are six comforting halal dishes to keep you warm this November. SIX HALAL...

This dish came from an experiment of chuck it in and see what happens and it just so happened to be extremely tasty that I had to share the recipe. Now normally I chuck things in and then forget what on earth I put in, so I have made sure I have a pad of paper and a pen in the kitchen for these times so I can write down what goes in things, gone are those times where I make something I enjoy and completely forget what went in. So as I always mention in a lot of recipes...

Easy Italian Shrimp Pasta, a delicious fresh herb sautéed shrimp made even yummier served tossed with spaghetti. Fast and easy never tasted so good. Easy Italian Shrimp Pasta I have to admit I am not a great lover of fish.  I have come to enjoy a few types of fish, but I would never chooseContinue Reading The post Easy Italian Shrimp Pasta appeared first on An Italian in my Kitchen.