Ailsa Creative Cuisine

15/06/2022

I’m off to a reels workshop today with , with the lunch. Georgie’s workshops are always fun, informative & a great way to meet small business owners, or even owners of small businesses .. 🙃 mostly in the creative industries, & women…
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10/06/2022

Madeleines, a going home present for a Book Club Canapé Do, tonight. Guess the book??? (because I’ve got a memory like a sieve, & can’t remember what the hostess said-but Madeleine’s were highly relevant 🤫).
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03/06/2022

I have a drizzle issue. I never know when to stop ✋. There have been quite a few birthdays this week, hence quite a few cakes.. *
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01/06/2022

These are my bestseller at the moment, though I can’t say that I enjoy making them. And I make LOADS of them… They’re a right old faff 😫 🌸 ( I know negativity is not de rigeur on IG 🙃 😢 ) Low fat, gluten free, veg based & generally rather pretty , though…. *
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30/05/2022

I’ve always loved a vegetable, & here’s a plethora of them….sunshine on a plate ☀️ , on a sunshine plate ☀️ from *
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28/05/2022

birthday

19/05/2022

New plate, new salad. Looks a bit ?? Humous, Roasted Ras El Hanout Hispi, Rose Harissa Yoghurt.

11/05/2022

🇬🇧 asparagus season is in full flow. It’s so short… but sweet. Griddled with roasted capers, almonds & dill

08/05/2022

A lovely full circle ⭕️ story. This client rented our house in Devon, where I left a bag of my home made granola as a welcome 🤗. A year later they employed me to cater their 50th birthday party in Highgate, on the strength of the granola, (& the sun shining over the house in Devon that week, must have influenced their positive feelings!). Visitors don’t know how lucky they are when the sun shines, & can be lulled onto a false sense of security that the sun doth shine in Devon, always 🌧 ☔️ 😂. It was so lovely meeting them, & being trusted to cook for such a special event on the strength of a bag of of the aforementioned. I presented them with another bag, of course, hence the circle ⭕️ AND the ⭐️’s of show, as always, are the amazing staff. Good food alone, is not enough. I’m so grateful always to all that help me, & on this occasion Mitch & Narcizo. What a testament, & how lucky I am to have

08/05/2022

06/05/2022

Vegan Chocolate Cake. Such a great recipe. I’ve always been a bit suspicious of vegan baking & never understood how you can make a light, airy cake with no eggs, but this works a treat. I don’t think you’d guess it was even .

20/04/2022

Breakfast Meeting ⭐️ nothing an won’t enhance. 🌸 🌺 I found these in M&S, can you believe it?! &S

16/04/2022

Early Happy Easter. I’ve used the lamb juices to baste the leeks, hoping to catch all of the delicious flavours, & to catch the lovely evening in the process. 🐑

11/04/2022

Todays ‘Feed The Workforce’ lunch, welcoming everyone back to the office on a Monday morning. Super healthy, & hopefully good brain food 😁 🧠 (horrible emoji of a brain 🥴)

09/04/2022

Seaweed, Red Cabbage, Carrot, Ginger & Almond Salad. Wakame seaweed (swipe to left, or is it right 😚?) is CRAZILY high in magnesium- good for muscle aches & sleep. And so tasty. Rough recipe below, but DO make it your own by throwing things in & not measuring too madly. 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😍😍😍Shredded Red Cabbage Handful of toasted Almonds
Grated Carrot
Dried Wakame Seaweed -soaked in cold water & drained
You can add mint, coriander, spring onion, shredded kale ….
DRESSING, blitzed in Nutribullet:
2 Red Chillis
4cm ginger
1 tbsp Sesame Oil
2 tbsp Olive Oil
2 tbsp Soya Sauce
Juice of 2 Limes
1 tbsp Honey (or Maple Syrup, if vegan)

Season well & mix together, madly. Enjoy a good night’s 💤

08/04/2022

Middle Eastern Mezze delivery supper

07/04/2022

Blood Orange, Polenta , Almond & Cardamom Cake The blood 🩸 orange season seems to have gone on & onthis year. Have I imagined this, or is no one really watching? 🥸 🍊 🍊

04/04/2022

Today’s Tabbouleh. So simple & tasty- I urge you to try it:

*200g tabouleh
Throw into:
*225ml boiling water, with 1 tsp cinnamon, salt & 1 tsp all spice
Turn off & leave lid on, then:
ADD:
*Pomegranate molasses
*Lime
*Olive oil
*Maple syrup
*Chopped parsley; mint; red cabbage; blood orange; pomegranate; spring onion
Anything really 🤷‍♂️- cucumber, roasted almonds, red peppers, endive …. 🌈

30/03/2022

£1570 raised so far. 👏 All money to UKRAINE HUMANITARIAN APPEAL (Gofundme in Linktree at the top of this page). Names will be drawn out of a 🎩 on Saturday 2nd April, & the winner will have a dinner for 8 cooked & provided by Ailsa (London only, but if you don’t live in the big smoke, borrow a friend’s home & invite them?!); waitressed by Ruslana, & a floral table arrangement by Money to a great cause & you might just 🥇 🏆 DM me for the menu

29/03/2022

Beetroot Humous. I make my Humous with butter beans, I find them much creamier. Soak overnight & boil them, whizz with tahini, lime, cumin, olive oil , sumac & cooked beetroot. Lots of salt & pepper, & I added Aleppo chilli.

24/03/2022

Some of today’s colours ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤍🤎❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🖤🤍🤎

24/03/2022

Sone of today’s colours. ❤️🧡💛💚💙❤️‍🔥🖤🤍🤎

19/03/2022

SUPPORT FOR UKRAINE PRIZE DRAW. All proceeds to DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. Dinner for 8 supplied & cooked for 8 people by myself; waitressed by Ruslana, who’s donating her expertise & time (we’ve worked together for a couple of decades, & is a valued friend. This is her chosen charity, supporting her fellow Ukrainians, which I know we’d like to do); floral table arrangement donated by the fabulous Mayfair based florist, & Ruslana’s boss. Tickets are £40 each, but multiples can be bought. I can only cook in London, but feel free to give your ticket to one of your London based friends, & invite yourself for dinner! The prize draw will be at midday on 2nd April, live on IG. The link to donate is available via my Linktree in my bio. Please DM me with your email address to let me know if you’ve bought a ticket, or more

18/03/2022

Sea Bass Ceviche 🐟 🌶 🍋. Part of my Mexican 🇲🇽 set menu. A sort of assemble your own supper - style.

11/03/2022

Chargrilled Tenderstem , Labneh, Pickled Shallot & Preserved 🍋 Chutney, Caramelised Hazelnuts. Sweet, sour, salty, smoky, crunchy combo