Posh Potato and Ham Gratin at the Cordon Bleu School: Quite often when I go to a cookery event I am conscious that the dish I have learnt may never be made again. Most of my cooking at home is simple. When it is NOT simple, it is generally something that requires long, slow cooking […]
5-2 Diet Hake with Tomato and Potato
Hake with Tomatoes and Potatoes for the 5:2 Diet: It’s turned very cold today and I’m keen to have a warm meal as part of my 5:2 diet fasting day. This is a low-calorie version of a dish I saw cooked by Paul Harwood at Boscastle Festival a few years ago. The flavour comes partly […]
A Simple Semi Self-Sufficient Sunday Supper – Guinea Fowl
Guinea Fowl with Balcony Vegetables and Herbs: OK, so I didn’t grow the guinea fowl. I bought it because it was on offer this week in the supermarket and I could buy a free range bird for less than the cost of a similar chicken. It’s rather nice meat – with a mild gamey flavour […]
Potato & Chive Flower Salad with Quail Eggs
Potato and Chive Flower Salad – A ditzy little summer number: The idea for this salad came from the lovely Jac, who suggested we should all make a ‘no-leaf’ salad for her No Croutons Required blogger challenge. I was a bit confused about whether I could use the leaves of herbs and scratching my head […]