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My wholehearted table My wholehearted table is about sharing my love of food - food which is good for the body and the soul. Well-balanced, tasty and nourishing.

Tasty, healthy and well-balanced food.

04/10/2026

Golden days of autumn 🍂

Arriving at work for the last day of the retreat and we’ve got a stunning cloud inversion in the valley below. 👇 f course, it’s really the dragon’s breath…

28/09/2026

Berry chia jam is the jam you want in your life! It’s tasty and refined sugar free (I use maple syrup).

All you need is a 500g pack of frozen berries, half a lemon and 4 tablespoons of chia seeds. And then a wait overnight for the chia seeds to do their magic ✨ Chia seeds are packed with protein and absorb all the lovely berry juices.



27/09/2026

Fools 😀

Aside from double cream and yoghurt, you can pretty much freestyle your fool with many different fruits. I personally love rhubarb but any fruit in season will do.

I think a bit of crunch is good, whether that’s a biscuit or some toasted nuts.


19/09/2026

Start with a couple of quiches with Greek flavours - spinach and feta - serve with some herby potatoes and a big tomato, cucumber, feta and olive salad. Add a zingy lemon and olive oil dressing (and some leftover roasted veggies and quinoa from the day before!) .

Filo pastry is so easy to work with and this simply quiche just had 6 ingredients and 6 steps (plus the shop bought filo!).

You need:

4 eggs
100ml crème fraiche
1 block of feta, crumbled
1 small bag (200-250g) of fresh spinach
1 red onion, chopped
1/2 pack dill, chopped

(1/2 pack of filo pastry and olive oil or melted butter to coat each layer of pastry).

1. Preheat oven to 170C (fan).

2. Fry the onion with a small pinch of nutmeg until soft.

3. Add the bag of spinach, stirring until it wilts. Take off the hob and as it cools, unpack your filo and cover with a tea towel.

4. Crumble the feta into the pan and add in your eggs and crème fraiche. Beat together - add pepper and chopped dill to taste (generally not salt as feta is very salty!).

5. Begin by laying one sheet of filo pastry on the bottom of your quiche dish (I usually have two slightly overlapping the tin). Brush with oil/butter and repeat - 3 layers is usually enough. Scrunch the outer edges of the pastry to make a crust around the edges - oil/butter well.

6. Bake for 25 minutes or til cooked in the middle.

I decorated with sun-dried tomatoes as I had some in the fridge. Black olives would be an alternative.

17/09/2026



If you can’t get to Greece, at least have some Greek(ish) food!



Just early autumn at the farm… 💖
15/09/2026

Just early autumn at the farm… 💖

14/09/2026

I had just half a cup of soup leftover for today and happily it was a sunshine orangey colour 😀.

Soups really can be very simple. This is just an onion fried with some cumin and coriander. In the meantime, cook some carrots in some stock, add half a jar of white beans and then pour into the spiced onion mix. Finally, whizz in the blender - check seasoning (I just added black pepper).



12/09/2026

A classic tiramisu with just a tiny twist of crushed pistachios on top.

10/09/2026

A delicious scrambled egg dish with onion, garlic, smoky red peppers and so delicious! With a big thank you to Farouk who taught me (twice) how to make this dish.

It’s a rough and ready recipe but here goes!

1 onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon of thyme
1 red pepper, finely chopped
4 eggs (Farouk recommends egg yolks only)
3 tomatoes
A handful of grated cheese (cheddar)
1 - 2 teaspoons of smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
Parsley or basil is optional (but tasty!)

1. Chop opinion and garlic finely. Fry onion on a low heat for 5 mins until golden and the add garlic. Fry for a further 2 mins.
2. Add the chopped pepper and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
3. In the meantime, crack the eggs/egg yolks into a bowl and beat. Add salt, pepper.
4. Grate the cheese.
5. Add eggs to the pan and then stir in the grated cheese. Keep stirring on a low heat for 2-3 minutes until you get a scrambled egg consistency. Add the cheese until it melts.
6. Check for any further seasoning but otherwise your Menemen is ready! Enjoy!

Dedicated to and

06/09/2026

Spinach tortilla, dips and crusty baguette and a burnt Basque cheesecake! Plus cava 🥂

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