Weight Watchers Friendly If truth be known, I’m more of a savoury person and I always gravitate to the sausage rolls and cheese straws on a buffet, but, I love a sweet treat now and then, and as an avid baker, cakes regularly make their way to our table! When it comes to doughnuts however,…
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Camembert “Scotch Eggs” with Honey Mustard Dip
with Le Rustique Camembert Cheese Camembert “Scotch Eggs” with Honey Mustard Dip – these delicious “Scotch Eggs” hide a cheesy secret inside! Two delicious flavours, herby pork sausage meat and black pudding, are each wrapped around a cube of Le Rustique Camembert which after being deep-fried, oozes seductively. Dunk the “eggs” into a tangy, sweet honey…
Oven Roasted Herb Crusted New Potatoes
with Cornish New Potatoes Today’s recipe for Oven Roasted Herb Crusted New Potatoes, is a real winner – using a seasonal star, Cornish New Potatoes; Cornish new potatoes are only in season from the middle of June until end of July, they are the first UK mainland crop of the year and signal the start of summer,…
Hoisin Chicken and Pepper Stir-Fry
This recipe for Hoisin Chicken and Pepper Stir-Fry is easy to make and would be perfect for a Friday night “Fake Away”. Adjust the fresh veggies to what you have to hand and what is in season. Friday Night “Fake Away” It’s Friday, the end of the working week for most people, and even…
21st Century Coronation Chicken
A fabulously easy and lighter version of the classic 1950’s Coronation Chicken, my quick recipe for 21st Century Coronation Chicken uses reduced fat mayonnaise, half fat crème frâiche and some amazing caramelised red onion chutney (and chunky mango chutney) from Shaws of Huddersfield with Shaws of Huddersfield Coronation Chicken is one of my favourite recipes,…
Chicken & Corn Nachos with Jalapeno Dressing
5:2 Diet Recipe – 280 Calories Weight Watchers – 7 Smart Points I’m back in the diet wagon! All of these fabulous press trips recently have seen me overindulge, and as I am going away again very soon, I decided it was time to do a few 5:2 diet fast days; so, here is my…
Greek Style Pork Steaks with Garlic Skyr Sauce
with Original Icelandic Skyr We fired up the “Barbie” the other day, and cooked these delicious Greek Style Pork Steaks with Garlic Yogurt Sauce over the coals! The weather was hot and sunny, and it was the perfect day for cooking and eating “Al Fresco”. I love pork steaks, they are lean and boneless with not much…
Updating a Classic! Bacon and Egg Caesar Salad
A Summer Supper Special Today’s post for Updating a Classic! Bacon and Egg Caesar Salad, is all about speed and a plethora of eggs! It was a hot late spring day, just a few weeks ago – I’d been writing some commissioned work since about 6am in the morning, and I could sense that it was time…
“American Diner” Breakfast Skillet
with Spicy Sausage, Mushrooms, Hash Brown Potatoes and Cheese I lived in the USA for several years when I was in my twenties, and one of the things I aways looked forward to every weekend, was a visit to the local Diner for brunch or breakfast; in the local diner (which was built onto a vintage…
French Cheese and English Honey…….
……with Le Rustique How do you improve upon perfection? Well, I think I have the answer, today’s post is all about French Cheese and English Honey……and to improve upon the natural perfection of both ingredients, I’ve created three fabulous recipes with the French brand, Le Rustique, using English honey for the perfect culinary entente cordiale! Today’s recipes use…
Topsy Turvy Blackcurrant Cheesecake Trifles for Easter!
with Nature’s Path Organic These Topsy Turvy Blackcurrant Cheesecake Trifles for Easter are so easy to make, and have the benefit of being gluten-free and vegetarian. They are whipped up in under half an hour, and you can make them a few hours before you need to serve them, which means they are also a boon…
Pork Balchão – Goan Pickled Spiced Pork
A Portuguese-Indian Classic Pork curry is not usually on my radar, as I prefer lamb or chicken curry, but, when I bought several kilos of locally reared pork for the freezer recently, I decided to research a curried pork recipe that I’d enjoyed many years ago, Pork Balchão – Goan Pickled Spiced Pork. Balchão is a spicy…
A Vintage Recipe: Queen Cakes for Mothering Sunday
Cakes and Treats for Mother’s Day Today, the 2oth March 2017, is the Spring Equinox; the equinox falls on March the 19th or 20th every year, marking spring’s beginning in the Northern Hemisphere, or autumn in the southern hemisphere. It’s always been a time of renewal and hope in ancient cultures, and I am affected in…
Brioches à Tête for a Lazy Weekend Brunch or Breakfast
French Baking Classics When I am in France, there is nothing more I enjoy for breakfast than a lovely light, flaky croissant or a pain au chocolat, dunked in coffee of course, as is the French way! But, my favourite “Viennoiserie” pastries, or should I says bread buns, are brioche; any kind of brioche is welcome on…
Potato Salad with SPAM®
SPAM® Appreciation Week & a Giveaway There’s a lot of food snobbery about tinned (canned) meat, and people can get quite sniffy about it; but, most tinned meats are usually much higher in meat content than ready meals and fast food, and I think they get a bad rap. SPAM® is one such tinned meat that…
