It’s no secret that food has the ability to transport us to different times and places, with specific meals reminding us of days, people and memories gone by.
In her new book, ‘Home Food’, Olia Hercules takes us on a walk down memory lane as she shares a series of delicious recipes from places that she has called her home throughout the years, including Ukraine, Cyprus, Italy and London.
The recipes, which have been handed down from loved ones and shared eagerly between her friends, are filled with the greatest ingredient of all – love.
From spaghetti to steamed cabbage, here Olia shares three heartwarming recipes guaranteed to make you feel at home wherever you live …
Dark greens and noodles with yoghurt
Ingredients
- 100ml water
- 1 large egg
- 250g pasta flour or plain flour, plus extra to dust
- 600g onions
- 60g butter
- A splash of vegetable oil
- 300g any dark green leaves
- Sea salt and black pepper
To serve
- 150ml yoghurt
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 1 tbsp sumac
- 2 tbsp fine crispy breadcrumbs
Method
Spaghetti alla San Giovanni
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp salted capers
- 6-10 taggiasca olives in olive oil, or other good-quality firm olives
- 150g spaghetti
- 2 garlic cloves
- 200g cherry tomatoes
- 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- Chilli flakes, to taste
- 1 tsp sugar
- 5 anchovy fillets in oil
- Sea salt
- Finely grated Parmesan cheese, to serve
Method
Steamed cabbage with sunflower seed dressing
Ingredients
- 100g sunflower seeds
- 2 tbsp cider vinegar, to taste
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp unrefined sunflower oil, or sesame, rapeseed or other seed oil
- 1 regular white cabbage
Method
Home Food by Olia Hercules (Bloomsbury Publishing, £26) is out now
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