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While studying at the Paro Taktsang monastery, I ate the same food as the monks.  What I learnt there changed my thinking, and when I got back to England I decided to continue with a vegetarian diet – including quite a few dishes I’d learnt how to cook in Bhutan, most of which use very hot chillies!  Mrs Francis, my housekeeper, doesn’t really approve of what I eat, and insists on cooking me good Yorkshire food – without the meat!

Risotto – Asparagus, mint and pea.  Also Belotti bean risotto
Tomatoes on toast (with home grown tomatoes in the summer)
Mrs Francis’ vegetable pie
Fruit Cake – a really quick and easy recipe I cook myself.
Chinese and Thai food – very hot.
Mrs Francis’ Leek and Potato Soup
Panzanella
Beetroot – with almost anything!
Jacket Potatoes – but any kind of potatoes really.  
Spanish Tapas
Spicy-sweet Bean and Noodle Stir fry (with chillies)
Mrs Francis’ Vegetable Lasagne
Egg and Lentil curry with coconut and pickled lime
Banana and Peanut butter toasted sandwich
Chillies – with almost everything!
Noodles with Lentils
Dumplings filled with cheese and chillies (Bhutan)
Guacamole with toasted tortilla chips
Rice with mushrooms and spinach
Mrs Francis’ Cauliflower vegetable curry
Spaghetti with tomatoes and white beans

“Over tea and yet another home-made mince pie, I gave her a carefully edited version of the truth.”