This is a great one-pot meal that can be made in under half an hour and is also vegetarian. Its a great way to add a meat-free meal to your weekly menu & I dare say, its the only way my little girl will eat lentils. 4 Servings Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil 1 shallot, finely chopped 4 cloves of garlic, minced A 800gr tin of brown lentils, drained 1 tbsp dried oregano 1 tbsp dried basil 1/2 tsp pepper 2 tbsp tomato paste 1 800gr tin of whole tomatoes, crushed by hand 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar 2...

Scallops are my absolute favourite seafood. I just love the texture, taste and versatility. As a starter, I love to flash fry them with with fresh chilli, garlic, soy sauce, lime juice & fresh coriander. And of course, there is the popular French recipe, simply called 'Coquilles Saint Jacques' - scallops bathing in bechamel sauce, topped with breadcrumbs & baked in their cleaned out shells. This recipe is a very simple, easy one to make with few ingredients. It pairs perfectly with potato...

My uncle is a sea captain. He spent most of his career working on cargo ships & had many adventures at sea, including high risk encounters with pirates. This is one of the first recipes I wrote down, at the age of 16, when my uncle took a short term contract leading a team of deep sea fishermen on a catamaran off the coast of Reunion Island, where we lived at the time. He took this job especially to be able to visit with us and after a week at sea he popped by our house with the tail end of a...