The braizen kitchen

24/12/2023

22/12/2023

FESTIVE SALLY 🥗 🍊
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It’s not all roasties (but it kinda is I know) & pigs in blankets. Clementines are a bit sweeter then tangerines or easy peelers and are my fave. LOVE them in salads, good with any white meat too. Here we went bitter leaf salad with clementines & chestnuts & it still bought that festive main character energy we all know and love ✨

23/11/2023

DAAL’ING 💚
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I’m not gonna ask you to get excited by a lentil. But a really good daal made well even gets me going. I’ve been feeling proper run down & food like this is good for the soul. I’ve over ordered some lime leaf so don’t be surprised if you eat it in everything I make for the next week or so 😶‍🌫️. Here I blended coriander, lime leaf, garlic, ginger and the ends of a leek to make a green paste. I then made a daal as I normally would but with green lentils this time. I also threw in whole burnt aubergines which are blistered over the flame of a gas hob. You can’t emulate the flavour any other way, it’s smokey and bitter, just the best. Cooked down in a load of coconut milk and water for an hour. I served it for shoots with Bombay sweet potatoes , but it’s my lunch today with eggs. You could let it down with stock to make a soup, or serve it with chicken, tofu or even use it as a face mask! Don’t do the face mask. Well done if you got this far 😉

22/11/2023

HUGS 🍂
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Welcome autumn! We’ve been expecting you for some time. Been busy feeding crews all over London & can really feel the temps dropping. SO, Tamarind black beans, mash potato (hiding), confit yellow toms & broccoli & cav nav slaw for the win. Broccoli slaw is really delicious and uses the entire head of broccoli. Just whizz it in a processor and mix it through your usual recipe. It’s a hug in a bowl which we know you location lads need ✌🏻

20/10/2023

SWEET & SALTY 💋
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The irony of a flapjack that also describes my personality. Oats, choc, caramel, sea salt crisps, pretzels, popcorn & a load’a choc. Not all flapjacks are made equal. In fact this one would probably kill you if eaten in large quantities. But hey! Life’s for living Am I riiiight?! 🧂

11/09/2023

MORNIN 👋🏼 🥞
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Let’s pretend it’s the weekend & kick off Monday with some blaaady pancakes shall we? My word, what are we like aye?! Crazy stuff x

21/08/2023

LAV A PAV ❤️
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Poss up there with my fave of all time. With English strawberries it’s the ultimate light and also rich pudding. I’m making a load today with the last of the summers Strawbs & also new season plums. Go get some strawberries, you’ve only got a few more weeks!