Foods that are quick and easy to prepare
This salad is probably not everyone’s cup of tea, but the flavours and textures in this work really well together. It’s very similar to a Waldorf salad but without the heavy dressing. This is quick to make and is lovely when made with crisp, juice apples. Granny Smith, Braeburn and Cripps pink apple would all work well in this recipe. To make this you will … Continue reading Blue cheese, walnut and apple salad
Last Saturday my friend DC (my favourite Kiwi) and I went to Leeds to go to the Handmade in Yorkshire market in Victoria Gardens (more on this in my next post!). While we were in Leeds we took advantage of the wonderful indoor and outdoor Kirkgate markets where we stocked up on fruit and veg, fish, meat and I visited a haberdashery (I have a … Continue reading Fresh clams in a chilli and tomato sauce
Now people in real life who read this blog (ie. my mum and J) know I am hopelessly addicted to Nutella. I honestly cannot be left unattended with a jar. I will ladle it onto toast and croissants so thickly my dad always likes to ask “do you want some toast on that Nutella?” Now, because of this I actually avoid having a jar in … Continue reading Nutella brownies (my first foray into gluten free baking)
Now, we all know that the British summer frequently fails to live up to expectations and we all plan barbeques that get rained off when the day comes. Well I am a fan of an impromptu barbeque for this very reason. Last Saturday we were treated to some glorious sunshine so J and I decided to try barbequeing fish. I’m really glad we did as … Continue reading Fishy barbeque – prawn and chorizo skewers and mussel and sole parcels
Now this post is inspired by my massive hankering for banana cake all last week. Not helped by the fact that my lovely friend who writes House of Herby had posted a recipe in December that I keep going to gawk at. In addition, it wasn’t in the least bit helped by the recipe The Londoner posted that I also keep going to ogle at. … Continue reading Banana and nutella muffins
Now, I really can hardly call this a recipe. It took all of 5 minutes to make, but it tasted pretty lovely. This fig and parma ham salad is really quick and easy to make and looks simply beautiful. It would be great as a light lunch served with some crusty bread or as a starter for an evening meal; particularly if you want to … Continue reading Fig and parma ham salad – an easy way to impress
So I think I have already professed my love of a decent tuna steak? Well I was feeling pretty fancy the other day and decided to make a Nicoise style salad with tuna steak and hard boiled egg. As a bit of a background information on me and my family; Monday night is the night when my family used to have salad for tea and … Continue reading Tuna steak Nicoise style salad
So you know sometimes you’re just hankering after something but you can’t quite decide what it is? For days I have been craving something light and savoury but also meaty. Then somebody (I forget who) mentioned that they like cod wrapped in parma ham and I immediately started wanting it. I adapted the recipe to my own tastes and this is what I came up … Continue reading Foil baked cod with prosciutto, sundried tomatoes and goats cheese
Now, I am fully and completely aware that nearly everyone who reads this blog is interested in food; and therefore can make a pretty decent Victoria sandwich. In this post I do not plan to “reinvent the wheel” but it’s just a way to show you how you can make a decent Victoria sandwich with doesn’t dry out, has a good consistency, always rises nicely … Continue reading How to get the perfect Victoria Sandwich – every time
Now, first of all I would like to offer an apology to my father in this post. He makes pretty epic ratatouille and I didn’t actually get chance to ask him how he makes his. Anyway, ratatouille is a pretty amazing way of eating a lot of vegetables in one meal. As with nearly all tomato based sauces the flavour develops over time so the … Continue reading Easy ratatouille
The Bunfight 