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About Soul Kitchen Blog

Welcome to Soul Kitchen Blog. Sure food ultimately is fuel for the body but made with love is so much more and truly nourishes the soul. As cliche as it sounds, life really is too short to eat bad food and drink bad wine. I have a passion for cooking and a love of good food. I am committed to my quest of searching for fabulous recipes that just so happen to be gluten free. In recent years I discovered that I have intolerance to gluten and whilst its changed my eating habits somewhat, I refuse to allow it to limit my choices to eat well or make those that I cook for feel that they are missing out on anything. My mandate is simple... Feed the body and nourish the soul. I look forward to sharing my journey with you ....

Zucchini and Basil Salad with Buffalo Mozzarella

   Seems like zucchini aka courgette, is the hottest vegetable since cauliflower right now! Like cauliflower before it (which is used as rice or as a pizza base) zucchini’s status has increased to hot mostly because it is what the … Continue reading

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Stamatis’ Octopus Stifado

      Our good friend Stamatis is a great cook, and was kind enough to share his delicious recipe “Greek fisherman’s soup” last year on my blog. Recipe link here.   This year on our trip to Greece he came … Continue reading

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Hawaiian Ahi Poke

   Akin to Japanese sashimi – Hawaiian Ahi Poke can be traced back to the Polynesian traditions of eating raw fish. Ahi is the Hawaiian word for tuna. This is simple and low fat meal to prepare and is a … Continue reading

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Ottolenghi Aubergine (Eggplant) Salad

   Yotam Ottolenghi is a food genius as far as I am concerned. His ability to create an alchemy of flavour with ingredients is something I find very inspiring.  His recipes do however sometimes require quite a number of ingredients … Continue reading

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Real Greek Tzatziki

          It is so easy to make proper Tzatziki and the taste is infinitely better than pre-made packaged ones you buy from a deli or supermarket. This famous yogurt and cucumber dip is eaten as a accompaniment … Continue reading

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Tomato Marmalade

 Tomato spoon sweet are whole candied tomatoes in sugar syrup and are a very traditional treat on the Greek island of Kos.  Taking it a step further – tomato jam, or marmalade as it is known, is also a local … Continue reading

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Radicchio Salad with Apple

   This is my current favourite salad and it is a fantastic accompaniment to barbecued meat and crispy roast potatoes. It is also as pretty as a picture! Radicchio is a red leaf lettuce and is immensely popular with Italians, chargrilled … Continue reading

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Authentic Sangria

My visit to Barcelona last year reacquainted me with good Sangria and better still, whilst I was there I learnt how to make it. Sangria, for the uninitiated, is a wine punch, that has been traditionally drunk in Spain and Portugual … Continue reading

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Roasted Cauliflower Salad

This dish is on high rotation in our house as it ticks a number of boxes. I’ve been trying to cook two meat-free dinners per week and even though this is vegetarian, it is still substantial – which means we aren’t starving … Continue reading

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Spaghetti Vongole

This is an Italian classic and like many classic recipes, it relies on a simple combination that allows each of the ingredients to shine. Here, the vongole is combined with the holy trinity of olive oil, parsley and garlic. Vongole is the Italian … Continue reading

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