Eggs are a very versatile food. They can make a delicious breakfast lunch, dinner or snack. Plus eggs can be ingredients in cakes and biscuits too. Somebody, somewhere one day decided to hard boil the humble egg, peel the shell …
Category: condiments and extras
Roasted Peach Ice Cream
Peaches are such an underrated fruit. Everyone always loves an apple but I feel people tend to forget about peaches. Many years ago when I lived at home my dad would do the shopping and he would buy peaches. I …
Roasted Strawberry and Cream
Many years ago strawberries could only be brought in the summer months of June and early July. Now farmers have cultivated them to grow until August in the UK. I’m not sure if this is a good or bad idea. …
Flat Rosemary and Garlic Pork
My son Ted, who is almost 12, absolutely loved this dish. I have made this before as a beef meal and Ted enjoyed it just as much as then as he did with this dinner. When I told him what …
Mango Salad with Chili and Lime Dressing – Video Version
Summer is nearly upon us and during this season I love to eat salads. In recent years I have become a bit bored of the same lettuce, tomato, cucumber combination. Last month I read Hugh Fernley Whittingstalls book called Vegetables. …
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Roasted Mango
Mangoes are a versatile fruit that can be tasty on it’s own or added to dishes. They also are delicious in smoothies, porridge, chutneys and as I have recently discovered, in salads too. I have never a cooked mango before …
Carrot and Apple Salad with Tahini and Orange Dressing – Video Version
Carrot and apple quite often make a delicious combination. That’s why I have decided to throw these two ingredients together in a salad. For this recipe I wanted a tangy but creamy dressing to compliment to sweetness of the apple …
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Roasted Peaches and Cream
Normally I would just eat a piece of fruit. The other day I made salads with fruit in. It made me think about roasting fruit and how it would taste after it had been roasted. I decided to give it …
Southern Spice Porridge and Egg
Porridge is my favourite breakfast. Well porridge and eggs are my favourite. Therefore a little while ago I decided to add the two together. I normally make a sweet porridge for breakfast but I decided to make a southern spice …
Roasted Tomato and Green Bean Salad – Video Version
My husband Howard is a master at making grill tomatoes for a fry up. A few years ago Howard decided to add dried mixed herbs to the tomatoes and it was delicious. Shh, don’t tell him but I’ve decided to …
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