While I am not a great baker, in my view there are certain essential recipes that everyone needs in their portfolio. A good recipe for muffins and cupcakes, one for brownies, one for cookies and one for sourdough bread. I can promise that, if you’ve never tried making your own cookies, once you do you…
Today I’m making pan con tomate (bread with tomato), one of my favourite Spanish dishes. I first tasted this harbourside in Cabo de Palos when I was on holiday in Murcia in South East Spain where I spotted people ordering it for breakfast. I have it every time I visit now, with a glass of…
Possibly the best cheese on toast in the world – Goats Cheese and Grilled Pepper Tartine. What is a tartine? Originally made with a long slice of baguette sliced horizontally then spread with whatever happened to be leftover in the house (the word tartiner in French means to spread), today’s tartines are made with a…
Posh Potatoes in a Jiffy – Parmentier Potatoes. This is one of those recipes you need to know about. Delicious and mouthwatering, laced with herbs and garlic, crispy Parmentier Potatoes will posh up every meal from sausages to salmon – and if you are really in need of comfort food, just grate a little cheese…
Easy Soup for Chilly Spring Days – White Bean and Cauliflower. Throughout the winter I generally have a bowl of soup in the fridge. It’s usually made with a concoction of leftover cheese, vegetables and some good stock – this broccoli, stilton and celery soup is a good example. If all else fails I resort…
Lessons from a Sourdough Bread Novice. These days, it seems, everyone is making sourdough bread. Want to join in the fun? It’s addictive, but you need time and patience if you are starting from scratch. That said, once you have got the hang of things, it’s a cheap and easy way to provide your daily…
Perfectly Clean Teeth On the Go! Ad:Gifted – This product was gifted by Colgate, but all views are my own There are few simple things in life which bring me joy. Clean, freshly laundered sheets that have dried outdoors are one. Homemade bread another. And, super squeaky clean teeth. The sort you only seem to…
An Easy Sourdough Pizza Recipe with Sourdough. Having recently joined the growing number of people making their own sourdough bread, I’ve been busily feeding and discarding my starter for the last week or so. And, I’ve been just a little shocked. All that gloop going in the bin – it seemed wasteful to me. So,…
How to make Risotto – Pea and Parmesan Risotto. Risotto is the ultimate comfort food. A plateful of risotto is something I make for myself when I’m looking for an easy meal that I can put together from ingredients I have in the cupboard, fridge or freezer. Once I learnt how to make risotto, it…
Supper in less than 30 minutes – Vegetarian/Vegan Sausage Pasta. If like me, you are trying to reduce the amount of meat in your diet, you may well have looked and wondered about vegetarian sausages. With the success of the Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll, I was keen to try for myself and bought a pack…
