Pear Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette A wonderful combination of salty, crunchy and sweet. Pear Walnut and Blue Cheese Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette is the perfect autumnal salad. Substantial enough to be a stand alone lunch with a hunk of crusty bread, or serve alongside a a steak for a decadent supper. Ingredients for the salad: 1 large bag … Read More
Pesto and Taleggio Chicken with Roasted Tomatoes
Pesto and Taleggio Chicken with Roasted Tomatoes Pesto and Taleggio Chicken with roasted tomatoes is one of my favourites for a crowd pleasing lunch. It can be prepped in about 10 minutes, with virtually no mess, pan frying or fiddly work. Bang it in the oven, and in under an hour, delicious food, fancy enough for a party is ready … Read More
Baked Ham in Coca Cola with Cheesy potatoes
Baked Ham in Coca Cola with Cheesy potatoes This delicious never fail baked ham in coca cola, is an easy to cook Nigella recipe. I dont the know the science behind it, but the coke works is sugary molasses magic on the meat, and makes it very tender. Nigella suggests about 2.5 hours for the simmering in coke, but always … Read More
Easy Peasy Fish Cakes
Easy Peasy Fish Cakes I love fish cakes. For me, they are the ultimate comfort food. The crispy breadcrumb outer combined with the creamy soft inside is just perfection. Fish cakes are pretty versatile. They can be poshed up with salad and a nice sauce for a dinner party, or dummed down with baked beans for an in front of … Read More
Lamb, Leek and Lemon Thyme Filo Pie
Lamb Leek and Filo Pie with Courgette and Lemon Thyme We are off to Crete on summer holiday in a few days, so to get us in the mood, we whipped up a lamb leek and filo pie with lemon thyme and courgette. (Sort of Greek inspired). Ingredients I’m a bit sketchy on quantities, as we were just bunging what … Read More