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MsMarmiteLover aka Kerstin Rodgers.

Chef, photographer, author, journalist, blogger. Pioneer of the supperclub movement.

This is my food and travel blog, with recipes, reviews and travel stories. I also stray into politics, feminism, gardening.

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At the moment I’m lazy with my cooking. So the s

At the moment I’m lazy with my cooking. So the simplest dinner is to open a can of beans- flageolets verts. Fry a couple of chopped shallots & some garlic in olive oil till soft then add the beans, gunk and all. Then I add some wine, whatever I’ve got hanging around. Season and serve. Healthy, quick, protein & carbs. #quickdinners #eatmorepulses #tinnedfood #pantryideas #flageoletsverts #frenchcountrycooking #supperclub #solocooking #cookingforone #beans #pulses

Today, I made courgettes with tarragon & yoghurt a

Today, I made courgettes with tarragon & yoghurt and used wonton skins to make ricotta & mushroom ravioli with melted butter. Rose wine from Pays d’oc. #sundaylunch #plantfood #vegetarian #easypastahacks #pastels #supperclub #may #clearingoutthefreezer #wontons #ravioli

A gin tree spotted in Hartlepool at the Marina. 12

A gin tree spotted in Hartlepool at the Marina. 12 gin and tonics for £50. #hartlepool #gintree #gin #reportagephotography #northeastengland #by-election #drinkers

A light dim sum lunch gifted by @pingpongdimsumuk

A light dim sum lunch gifted by @pingpongdimsumuk steamed rice & veg wrapped in lotus leaves, fluffy veg stuffed buns, chilli tofu & mushroom dim sum with dipping sauces- hoi sin & mango. I should use my bamboo steamer more often. The great thing about this company is they are doing plenty of veggie & vegan options but I’m going to make some western fusion dim sum. Cheese & mushroom? Garlic & tomato? Tofu, butternut squash & ginger? Just to punch up the flavours. This is the ultimate low fat meal. #lunch #asianlunchideas #dimsum #vegetarianasian #vegan #supperclubchef #steamer #readymeals #mealkits #lockdownlunch #gifted

This is a ‘parmo’, a gourmet dish available in

This is a ‘parmo’, a gourmet dish available in the northeast & Hartlepool. Usually it’s a cheese topped chicken er thing but I got a veggie quorn one. I accompanied my mains with a bubblegum dacquiri. This is the dish of choice when coming home a bit pissed- a northern kebab if you like. After a freezing day interviewing people next to the North Sea, breathing in salt spray & the echo of seagulls, this hits the spot. #hartlepool #parmo #northeast #england #by-election #supperclub #middlesborough #seaside #foodandtravel #dinner #tea #eatingoutside #quorn #vegetarian #politicalreportage

Picnic table @roundthewoods in Norfolk- a beautifu

Picnic table @roundthewoods in Norfolk- a beautiful glamping site where I made nettle & mozzarella pizza. In the ham and high this week & on the blog soon. Deets in bio. #norfolk #glamping #foraging #nettles #pizza #woodburner #norfolkproduce #staycation #selfcatering #yurts #willowroundhouse #supperclubchef

AD| Island cooking is something special, it often

AD| Island cooking is something special, it often involves the sea. On the island of Jersey, they use seaweed to fertilise the steep hills where they grow @JerseyRoyals. On the Canary Islands, they often use sea waterto cook.
Here I’ve used new season Jersey Royal new potatoes for a typically Canary Island recipe - papas arrugadas with mojo rojo - roughly translated as wrinkly potatoes with red sauce.

For those of us who do not have immediate access to sea water, here is a recipe. And don’t worry it really doesn’t taste too salty. Recipe: Jersey Royals, Canary island style.

Feeds 2

500g of Jersey Royal potatoes, washed, unpeeled
60g of sea salt
500ml of water

Put all of the ingredients into a medium saucepan and boil for 15 to 20 minutes or until a fork goes in easily.
Drain the water.
Put the potatoes back in the pan and simmer for 15 minutes or more, 'drying' the potatoes.
The potatoes will have a silvery salty fine crust.

Mojo Rojo

2 roasted red peppers, skinned and deseeded
5 garlic cloves
2 mild dried chilli peppers, ideally ’nyora’ peppers (available online and in Spanish delicatessens), soaked in hot water, then drained, deseeded and stem removed
1 tbsp sea salt
2 tsp smoked sweet paprika
1 tsp ground cumin
150ml olive oil
2tbsp Sherry vinegar

Whizz everything up in a powerful blender. Use this as a dipping sauce or drizzle over the potatoes. #jerseyroyals #supperclub #tapas #jersey #canaryislands #goodweatherfood #potatoes #islandofjersey #seasidecookery

Asparagus, mozzarella and foraged herbs (sage, flo

Asparagus, mozzarella and foraged herbs (sage, flowering rosemary, nettles, mint, wild garlic, three cornered leeks, chickweed) pizza. Photographed in my pantry on a bright spring day in the second year of the covid 19 pandemic. It’s April and the trees are starting to blossom. It’s Taurus weather, things will get better. With pizza dough , make it a couple of days before so that there is more flavour in the dough. Catch a few wild yeasts spinning around in the atmosphere, it gives a sourdough vibe. #pizza #recipe #spring #april #supperclub #asparagusseason #herbs #foraging #homemade #recipe

A week ago in Norfolk, Wells next the sea, a row o

A week ago in Norfolk, Wells next the sea, a row of brightly coloured beach huts. It was cold but bright. I wanted to forage samphire but the season hadn’t started according to locals. Today I’m in bed after having my second covid jab. So much to do, I need to edit all my photos, transcribe an interview, write my column, take stuff to charity shops now they are open, mow the lawn, write complaint letters to Notting hill genesis & Camden council, find a carpenter, get the roof fixed, but I feel like shit so I’m just gonna rewatch line of duty series 1 so I understand what’s going on now. I went for a drink last week now pubs are open but honestly it was so cold, the drinks cost a lot and the chips were burnt. #comingoutoflockdown #norfolk #covidjab2

Last night toasting marshmallows over a bonfire as

Last night toasting marshmallows over a bonfire as snow fell, a special kind of flinty glinting snow. A trident of marshmallow, Easter in London. #outsidedining #bonfire #easter #toastingmarshmallowsbythefire #snow #inmygarden #londongarden

Pistachio cream filled mini eggs. I made my own Ea

Pistachio cream filled mini eggs. I made my own Easter eggs this year. You need moulds-a lint free cloth to polish them- some good quality chocolate like @guittardchocolate - a pastry brush. Melt the chocolate drops over a bainmarie or 30 seconds in the microwave. Brush the chocolate into the moulds trying not to go over the edge and put the mould in the fridge. Once hardened and chilled, use a teaspoon to drop in the pistachio cream. Return to fridge. Warm up a baking tray in the oven. Then take the mini eggs put of the fridge and pop them out of the moulds. Place the flat side on the warm baking tray then press the two halves together. #easter #pacques #minieggs #eastereggs #chocolate #chocolaterecipe #easterrecipe #makeyourowneastereggs #supperclub #msmarmitelover #easter2021 #easterbasket #easterchocolateeggs

Ok this is super simple. A tomato & sweetcorn sala

Ok this is super simple. A tomato & sweetcorn salad. Always have tons of sweet corn in your house because they make an instant salad. You can combine it with cucumber, tomato, halloumi, feta, herbs, peaches, and obviously tuna. I dressed this with lime and olive oil, but you could use a mustard vinaigrette or mayonnaise. #simplefood #saladideas #sweetcorn #tinnedfood #lockdownlarder #covidpantry #summerfood #supperclub #thejoyoftins #Msmarmitelover

Potato and rosemary pizza with tomato & parsley sa

Potato and rosemary pizza with tomato & parsley salad. Potato pizza sounds strange, after all you are double carbing. But it works. Thin soft slices of potato ( cut on a mandolin, soaked in water, then carefully dried on a tea towel) layered over day old pizza dough. ( leaving your dough a day or several just makes it deeper flavoured). A few sprigs of flowering rosemary from the garden too. I used @pomoragoodfood flavoured olive oils: the rosemary on the pizza, and garlic flavour in the salad. I also love the lemon flavour. #sundaylunch #homemadepizza #potatopizza #doublecarb #salad #simplefood #supperclub

My daughters 27th birthday today. Her cake didn’

My daughters 27th birthday today. Her cake didn’t arrive this morning so quickly knocked up a 3 tier chocolate cake with blueberry buttercream & mint, rose & violet pieces. Also made my first hand tied bouquet from yellow roses, garden daffodils, rosemary in flower & palm fronds. She’s moving flat today so it’s not been too much of a celebration so far 🎉🍾🥂#chocolatecake #birthdaycake #flowers #floristry #bouquet #spring #27 #darlingdaughter #birthday #supperclubchef

Broccoli & mushroom donburi rice bowls for lunch.

Broccoli & mushroom donburi rice bowls for lunch. Ready in 10 minutes. Steam rice, chop veg, fry, add teriyaki sauce, sesame seeds & spring onion. #bubblelunch #supperclub #vegan #vegetarian #healthyeating #japanese #donburi #donburibowl

Cheese box feast with wines, biscuits, my persimmo

Cheese box feast with wines, biscuits, my persimmon fruit cheese (aged 2 years), my whole meal walnut & cherry loaf. From @thecheeseclubuk #cheesefeast #britishcheeses #bread #wines #sundaylunch #supperclub #picnic

Sometimes for dinner or lunch all I do is shove a

Sometimes for dinner or lunch all I do is shove a load of vegetables on a roasting tin, toss them in olive oil, salt, pepper, fresh herbs (woody ones like rosemary) and roast. I cut the potatoes up fairly small so they all take the same amount of time. I cook on an aga which is a weighty cast iron oven where you are supposed to cook 80% of your good in the oven, and 20% on top, so this is an easy option- no preheating necessary because an aga is on all the time. Here I have aubergine, carrots, butternut squash & potatoes 🥔 . I have loads of roast veg ideas in my book V is for vegan. #vegan #vegetarian #roasting #easymeals #supperclub #aga #ovenroasted #visforvegan #msmarmitelover #londonchef

I was sent this incredible box of cheeses from @th

I was sent this incredible box of cheeses from @thecheeseclubuk 7 cheeses including sheep rustler, blue Cheshire, Elric log, rachel, sparkenhoe Red Leicester, keens cheddar, Ayrshire Dunlop, 3 pots of piccalilli, chutney, onion jam. Crackers, biscuits. And a bottle of moscato d’asti. Really impressed. This will be a spring feast. £50 and you get a different seasonal on each month. They say it’s for two people but I’d say 4. A nice birthday gift. #cheese #britishcheese #cheesehamper #cheeseclub #cheesesofinstagram #hamper #gift #springsurprise #mealkits #cheeseandcrackers #wineandcheese

Aubergine rendang curry for lunch, an Indonesian d

Aubergine rendang curry for lunch, an Indonesian dish. #bubblelunch #covidcuisine #usingupfood #dailylunch #supperclub #curry #rendang #vegan

Moqueca stew with butternut squash & jackfruit. Ma

Moqueca stew with butternut squash & jackfruit. Many Brazilian dishes are African influenced & this is no exception, deriving from an Angolan stew. Usually it is with seafood, but this is a vegan version. I used palm oil which is also very Brazilian/Angolan. It’s red because of the high levels of beta-carotene. There are environmental issues around the use of palm oil- rainforest is cut down to access it. Like coconut oil it is solid when cool and liquid when heated. I spent a few months in the sertao region of Brazil & read the magical realism fiction of Jorge Amado . One of his novels: Dona Flor and her two husbands, contains recipes. She bewitched her husbands with her Brazilian cooking. #bubblelunch #brazilianfood #sertão #moqueca #vegan #stew #angolanfood #lockdownlarder #supperclub #covidcuisine #msmarmitelover #food #homecooked

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