Venison Sausage Pasta Recipe – a spicy solution to the solo sausage dilemma. Sausages tend to come in packs of 4 or 6. If you are me and cook mostly for yourself or one other person, that can mean three or four days of sausages and chips. Or far too much toad in the hole. […]
Lemon and Yoghurt Scone Recipe
It’s a long time since I tried making scones. I can remember making batches of the things when I was in my teens because my mum, as doctor’s wife in a small town, was ‘volunteered’ to cater for the local tennis tournament each year (apparently the doctor’s wife ALWAYS did the catering!). It sounds trivial […]
Roast Partridge with Pear and Thyme
Roast Partridge with Pear and Thyme. We’ve spent the last 5 months visiting various blogs throughout the UK who have been championing their own local produce and cuisine. Literally from Lands-End with Choclette from Tin and Thyme to John o Groats, with Janice at Farmers Girl Kitchen. During that time, you’ve all risen to the […]
Easy Bouillabaisse Recipe at Kitchen Aid Cookery School
Playing Chef in the Kitchen – Bouillabaisse with Kitchen Aid: Like most people I am a real fan of Kitchen Aid small kitchen appliances – mixers, blenders and multicookers. What I didn’t realise, until I was invited along to the Kitchen Aid store on Wigmore Street was that they also make large kitchen appliances (hobs, […]
Gratin Dauphinois with the Panasonic CS-894 steam microwave
Simple and Quick Gratin Dauphinois Recipe: The Panasonic CS-894 steam microwave has so many more features than a conventional microwave. It really does speed up the cooking process even with dishes that you might normally expect to need hours in the oven. This year, Spring seems to be rather late, so I’m craving comfort food. […]
Peppered smoked mackerel with dill pollen
Dill Pollen and Smoked Mackerel – a Simple Fusion of Flavour: I made this lunch dish to showcase two ingredients. Some lovely smoked peppered mackerel from John at Delish Fish and Dill Pollen sent to me by David at Global Harvest. I wanted a quick and easy lunch dish but thought it would be fun […]
Crunchy Raspberry Creams
Raspberry Creams with a Crunch: It is that time of year when I don’t really want to cook too much. And, the start of the soft fruit season. I particularly love raspberries, probably a throwback to childhood when we seemed to always end up with a bird in the soft fruit cage that devoured the […]
Cod in Foil
Cod in Foil – Getting a little Fishy: You will find me posting quite a few fish recipes over the next few days because I was lucky enough to win a parcel of fish from DelishFish. I’m an unapologetic fish fanatic and I do love fish from Scotland because, of course, it’s where my father’s […]
Pork and Cider Casserole with Thyme
A Somerset Cider and Pork Recipe for Easter: My mother’s side of the family were farmers and I grew up visiting my aunt and uncle who were pig farmers from Wiltshire. About this time of year, the kitchen had two baskets either side of the aga, with piglets on one side and lambs on the […]
Pork Tenderloin with Sage, Caramelised Apple, Cream and White Wine Sauce
Easy Pork Tenderloin Recipe with Cream and White Wine Sauce Pork paired with apple and sage is a classic combination that takes me back to childhood roast dinners. The apple helps offset the sweetness of the pork and sage adds a delicious vegetal note to this dish. If you are counting calories, it’s quite possible […]