Potato, Garlic and Rosemary Focacia

Focaccia is an Italian bread that is topped with herbs and other ingredients. Which made me ask the very next question - how is it different to pizza which is also as an Italian bread with toppings. And yes! The main difference lies in the topping. Focaccia is usually topped with herbs, olives and/or dry vegetables and finished off with olive oil. It can be served with dips or soups or by itself, dipped in some good quality olive oil. Whereas a pizza is topped with sauces, meats, vegetables and cheese and is actually made on a focaccia dough before the dough could be made a focaccia. Also, a focaccia may be eaten hot or cold while a pizza technically was meant to be eaten hot (though nowadays you have a myriad of options for cold pizza too).

Green Yoghurt Chutney with Mint and Coriander Leaves

This chutney is perfect served with grilled meat to infuse Indian flavours to your already delicious meals.

Bouquet Garni

The bouquet garni (French for 'garnished bouquet') is a bundle of herbs tied together with a string and mainly used to add flavour to soups, stocks, soups and casseroles. The bouquet is cooked with the other ingredients and removed before serving.

                                                          Bouquet Garni ready for cooking

There are differences in the variety of herbs used to make the bouquet garni. Our local supermarket sells this as a selection of Parsley, Rosemary, Thyme and Bay leaves.