Healthy Turkey Ragu Nachos – Delicious, low-calorie and low-fat nachos made with healthy turkey ragu. These nachos would make a great “fakeaway” meal for all the family, as well as a tasty snack for games night. Made with homemade turkey ragu, which is a great alternative to the classic beef ragu sauce, and is made…
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Mini Grana Padano Cheese Tarts with Olives & Sun Dried Tomatoes
Mini Grana Padano Cheese Tarts with Olives & Sun Dried Tomatoes – These delicious little tarts are made with Grana Padano cheese pastry and a savoury filling of sun-dried tomatoes and olives. Perfect for the FESTIVE season! These delicious little tarts are made with Grana Padano cheese pastry and a savoury filling of sun-dried tomatoes…
Mini Grana Padano Pancake Lasagne Muffin Cups
[AD] Mini Grana Padano Pancake Lasagne Muffin Cups: These clever little bakes are actually mini lasagne cups baked in a muffin tin and are perfect for a light lunch, family supper or even a picnic. They are made with pancakes, which are layered with a mixture of vegetables and bacon in a tomato sauce, grated…
Focaccia Bites with Pesto and Prosciutto di Parma
[ad] Focaccia Bites with Pesto and Prosciutto di Parma – Delicious little bite-sized aperitivo snacks with classic Italian pesto and Prosciutto do Parma ham. Italian Aperitivo In the last of my mini series of collaborative recipes with Prosciutto di Parma, I am pleased to be able to share my third recipe and serving idea, Focaccia…
Prosciutto di Parma and Peach Skewers
[ad] Prosciutto di Parma and Peach Mini Skewers – Delightful little antipasto Parma Ham and peach skewers that are perfect for summer entertaining. For Summer Entertaining PLUS Giveaway! *Collaborative paid post* I’m sharing a second recipe and serving idea today, as part of my special collaboration with Prosciutto di Parma, these sinfully delicious little Prosciutto…
Italian Sub Sandwich with Prosciutto di Parma Ham
[ad] Italian Sub Sandwich with Prosciutto di Parma, Salad, and Cheese – An easy to prepare American/Italian inspired “long sandwich” that would be great for outdoor dining and picnics. For Summer Picnics and Al Fresco Dining *Collaborative paid post* Today’s recipe for Italian Sub Sandwich with Prosciutto di Parma Ham comes just in time for…
Toasted Veggie Club Sandwich
Toasted Veggie Club Sandwich – A delectable multi-layered club sandwich made with Camembert, Red Onion, Carrot, Tomato, Fresh Basil and Sacla’ Roasted Pepper Pesto with Cream Cheese. This is a big sarnie, and would make the perfect midweek family supper when served with a big bowl of fresh salad on the side. with Sacla’ Roasted…
Fresh Fig, Gorgonzola & Walnut Pizza with Rocket
with Florette Salad Today, the 22nd October 2016, is the Autumn Equinox and I can definitely feel a nip in the air, with early mornings and evenings being chilly; it’s time to pack the summer garden furniture away, cut the logs, prune the garden and generally start thinking about comfort food and steaming bowls of…
Grana Padano Chicken & Artichoke Gratin
Autumn Comfort Food My third and final bespoke recipe in collaboration with Grana Padano is a fabulous Autumn supper dish for the whole family, Grana Padano Chicken & Artichoke Gratin; this easy to prepare dish has a tasty crusty crumb topping with lots of grated Grana Padano cheese and is perfect when served with steamed seasonal veggies…
Roast Tomato & Grana Padano Bruschetta with Capers
Perfect for Snacking! Today’s recipe for Roast Tomato & Grana Padano Bruschetta with Capers is perfect for eating outside on hot summer days as well as cosy nights in front of the fire; sweet cherry tomatoes are roasted with sea salt, capers and Grana Padano cheese before being piled onto lightly toasted bread with olive…
Rustic Tuscan Bean Casserole with Grana Padano Cheese Croutons
A Summer Casserole for Al Fresco Eating Summer doesn’t have to be all about salads, cold meat and cheese platters and today’s recipe for Rustic Tuscan Bean Casserole with Grana Padano and Cheese Croutons is perfect for any Al Fresco dinner or for a comforting but light family luncheon dish. Tinned Italian beans are given…
Italian Calzone – Stuffed Pizza Pasties
My Holiday Dish A calzone, in Italian: “stocking” or “trouser”, is an Italian oven-baked folded pizza that originated in Naples. A typical calzone is made from salted bread dough, baked in an oven and stuffed with salami or ham, mozzarella, ricotta and Parmesan or pecorino cheese, as well as an egg. Different regional variations on…
Festive Roast Pumpkin and Peppadew Pepper Lasagne
A Make-Ahead Simple Family Recipe As the festive season approaches, I’m on the lookout for simple, tasty recipes that will cut through all that turkey, goose, duck and “pigs in blankets”; this recipe is one that I’m particularly pleased with, it’s a vegetarian lasagne with roast pumpkin – a seasonal star – and Peppadew Peppers,…
A Vegetarian Light Lunch: Three Cheese and Swiss Chard Pasta Bake Cake
A Vegetarian Light Lunch: Three Cheese and Swiss Chard Pasta Bake Cake As the mornings get lighter, and my trip down to the hen-house gets earlier, I am want to muse on the changing seasons and the promise of spring; the melodious song of the resident blackbird accompanies me on my walk to the bottom of…
A Random Great British Bake Off Technical Challenge: Ciabatta Bread
A Random Great British Bake Off Technical Challenge: Ciabatta Bread Over the last few weeks, I have attempted to make the technical challenge from the Great British Bake Off every week, but with the onset of a late Indian summer and friends and family visiting over the last few weeks, that project has been unavoidably dropped by the…
