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Vietnamese Pho – a phabulous noodle soup
Pho – Vietnamese beef noodle soup: My friend’s parents have recently come to visit, and brought us a whole load of amazing treats, everything from a gammon joint and steaks to a bag full of chocolate...
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Normandy bound: Back in a week
Well it might be Sunday, but sadly no exciting recipe today as I am on a train zipping my way South. Off for an exciting week with friends and our bicycles to Normandy. Sadly the weather looks a little...
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Grilled Sea Bass with Chorizo and Duck fat sautéed potatoes –
a.k.a. Fish and Chips… I have just come back from a lovely week in France with some friends, the weather was not all that kind to us, but the scenery and food was great! Both my trusty bicycle and I...
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Parmesan, pancetta and thyme stuffed mushrooms
Portabello mushrooms stuffed with pancetta, parmesan, parsley, thyme and garlic: We went to see Iron Man 3 last night – it was quite good; lots of explosions, Orientalism and American patriotic moments...
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Bakewell Tart
I had some pastry left over in the freezer the other day as I normally make too much and freeze what is left over for times when I can’t really be bothered to make any! I was originally going to make a...
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A Basket Full of Bread – Part 1. White Farmhouse Loaf
Farmhouse White - Now that I am at home a fair bit I’ve been busy with job applications and those jobs I’ve been putting off as well as catching up with people I haven’t seen for a while. I’ve really...
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A Basket Full of Bread – Part 2. Black Bread
I’ve changed this recipe of Dan Lepard’s a bit to make it a little more approachable, but this loaf still retains its heavy texture and rich flavours, not for the faint hearted but a true star of any...
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A Basket Full of Bread- Part 3. Wholemeal Bloomer
Wholemeal Bloomer –adapted from Paul Hollywood’s ‘Bread’ series on BBC I really like this one with lunches, we had a smorgasbord style lunch when my friend Coral came to stay. It was a lovely weekend...
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A Basket Full of Bread – Part 4. Eight Stranded Plait
The fantastically fiddly but satisfying plait – from Paul Hollywood’s ‘Bread’ series on BBC. This recipe is very similar to the wholemeal bloomer but uses only strong white flour as it has more stretch...
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Crying Tiger – Thai grilled beef
I’ve just started a new job! So I’ve been sorting out how to manage my time and plan quicker meals now and then. Now, as it was my birthday recently, I was given a beautiful Emma Bridgewater cake stand...
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Those summer days – a light and herby spinach tortilla
This dish is perfect for those summer weekends, quite quick and the fact that it makes a big tortilla is all the better as plenty for Monday’s lunch box! This tortilla is called kuku in Iran (where it...
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Essay blues – Speedy noodle lunches and comforting cake
Essay deadlines are right on top of me - I’m keeping a tally chart of my word count on a post-it note next to my desk and even tried bribing myself with a dairy milk button for every 100 words I wrote....
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Racing the clock – Piri piri sea bass, sweet potato salad and pastais de nata...
Piri piri sea bass, feta and coriander sweet potato, spinach salad and Portuguese custard tarts: I’ve had a copy of Jamie Oliver’s 30 minute meals for a while now, but have only ever picked dishes out...
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A sausage supper with spiced apple relish
Warming winter sausages in spiced apple relish Winter and sausages – there is nothing so perfect in all the cold winter months as a good sausage supper. After being told that ‘no we can’t have another...
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Moules a la Manchester with homemade garlic bread
This was a great lunch! So quick and easy and the only non-store cupboard ingredient is a kilo of mussels! On the way back from cycling to Ikea we stopped off at the fishmongers to buy some trout,...
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Pork Tonkatsu – Japanese week
How may of you were watching the Hairy Bikers’ Asian Adventure on the BBC? I thought it was really good, and enjoyed it as a good mix of food and travel! The series inspired us to embark on a Japanese...
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Palet d’Or – A.K.A prize winning devil’s chocolate food cake
This has to be the faffiest recipe I have put on the blog – it is a beast of a cake, two layers of moist chocolate sponge painted with dark chocolate, sandwiched together with a chocolate truffle cream...
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Scrummy squid two ways
Slow cooked squid in a chorizo and paprika stew with flash fried squid for added texture – a perfect combination. This recipe comes from Raymond Blanc for the BBC, and is a great weekend recipe as it...
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Tarte tatin – the apple pie of kings
I have tried many different attempts at tarte tatin, from Mary Berry and Raymond Blanc’s making the caramel first and then lining with apples before baking, or BBC food one where you are asked to grate...
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Esterhazy Torte – a cake for Kings (well technically Princes…)
This is a really lovely cake to make and the first faffy cake I’d made in a little while. Sandwich together four layers of light enriched hazelnut Genoese sponge with smooth chocolate and coffee butter...
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