Category: Starters

• Rosemary crackers

  

  A new recipe for crackers that are so tasty, just the right level of crispy (that is, they don’t dislodge your fillings) and are deceptively quick and easy to make.

  Ink Sugar Spice

  March 4, 2021

  All seasons, Baking, Biscuits, Food, Herbs, Starters

  crackers, easy, quick, rosemary, savoury, savoury biscuits

• Pesto and roasted butternut squash dip

  

  Tasty vegetarian pesto and butternut squash roasted dip, that’s easy to make

  Ink Sugar Spice

  March 4, 2018

  Autumn, Food, Italian, Picnic, Sauces, pastes, accompaniments, Sides, Starters, Summer, Vegetarian

  butternut, chilli, dip, garlic, olive oil, paprika, pesto, roasting, squash, Vegetarian

• Homemade ricotta – and ways to enrich, flavour or infuse it

  

  Simple homemade ricotta recipe, plus tips on how to infuse or add flavours to it or enrich it

  Ink Sugar Spice

  May 14, 2017

  All seasons, Food, Food skills, Ingredient information, Italian, Pasta, Preserves & creams, Sides, Starters

  cheese, handmade, homemade, milk, ricotta, soft cheese

• Spanish-style leftovers flan

  

  Follow my blog with Bloglovin This is a cross between a quiche and a Spanish omelette (tortilla) and uses up leftover salad potatoes, ham and cheeses. This is a regular feature for our Saturday lunch: it’s quick and simple to knock up the pastry and sometimes I may even have a pastry case pre-made and […]

  Ink Sugar Spice

  February 19, 2016

  All seasons, Baking, Food, Picnic, Spanish, Mexican and Latin American, Starters

  cheese, flan, ham, leftovers, pastry, potatoes, quiche, savoury, vegetables

• Spring onion and shallot bhajis

  

  Spicy bhajis using rice and gram flours, shallots and spring onions

  Ink Sugar Spice

  November 2, 2015

  All seasons, Cuisines, Food, Sides, Starters, Vegetarian

  bhaji, savoury, Sides

• Spinach gazpacho with ham ‘crisps’ and butter croutons

  

  I was lucky enough to have been sent a gorgeous hamper of mediterranean ingredients from Lurpak (very chuffed – thanks!) and this is the first dish that I’ve made from the ingredients. A nice light lunch for two or a starter for four. Equipment Two baking trays – one must fit inside the other Baking […]

  Ink Sugar Spice

  June 19, 2015

  Food, Lunch, Soups, Spanish, Mexican and Latin American, Starters, Summer

  croutons, gazpacho, Parma ham, soup, spinach, starter