the Recipe - How to make an Aubergine, Courgette and Green Pepper Ratatouille (Vegan friendly)

We made the Ratatouille which is a traditional French dish, because it is good to diversify and try other cultures' food. Here we used green pepper, onion, aubergine, courgette, tomatoes and fresh oregano. Oregano grows well in this country in summer and we have some of it growing ourselves in the back garden in a tub. It is not so easy to source in the supermarkets, it's more of a public market herb, and sometimes you can order it from them if they haven't got it in as I have done previously. This meal has quite a sharp taste with the oregano, and a slightly bitter one too. Different coloured peppers would give vastly different tastes to this recipe. Here we served it with rice, but you could also put it in a jacket potato.

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The Recipes - Garlic Dip

This recipe came from a friend of mine who's parents used to run a restaurant. He gave me the basics  which is mayonnaise, black pepper and crushed garlic. Try it first with two dessert spoons of mayonnaise, one small crushed garlic clove and some ground black pepper. For a hint of garlic use more mayonnaise then adjust to taste. I like it best served with carrot and celery batons.

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