It’s pizza time! Homemade pizzas are yum-o!
Classic margherita but with a generous handful of fresh basil chucked on top It’s pizza time! Home-made pizzas If you read my post on Sunday about my disastrous whoopsie pies, you’ll know that I’m not...
View ArticleVeg-tastic dinner: Risotto verde
Veg-tastic dinner: Risotto verde Shiny grains of arborio rice - yum yum yum - and they're not even cooked yet! I love vegetables and can never get enough of them! There’s a cheap and cheerful Italian...
View ArticleGet your scary on: mummy dogs
Sleep well my little beauties... Mummy dogs As part of this year’s upcoming Halloween celebrations, my father-in-law is organising a ‘Fright Night’ event for families in his local town. So, for the...
View ArticleSimple salads: fig, ham and mozzarella salad
Fabulous figs I love the rich purple hue of fresh figs I am LOVING the fresh figs we seem to be able to get hold of at the moment. Perfect with mozzarella They’re juicy, plump and packed with flavour....
View ArticleA recipe for my brother – garlic mushroom spaghetti
Photo from blog.mainefoodandlifestyle.com A recipe for my brother – Garlic mushroom spaghetti I don’t know about you lot but after a week of Christmas/holiday stodge, I really, really, really don’t...
View ArticleA spicy vegetarian pasta with cavolo nero (kale). Who knew healthier eating...
You won't feel lonely eating this on your own - a spicy vegetarian pasta with cavolo nero, garlic, mushrooms, chilli and plum tomatoes A dish I’m really, really proud of I’ve just made it past my first...
View ArticleSimon’s Pesce A.O.P (Baked cod in parma ham with roasted vegetables and A.O.P...
This is the A.O.P - a heady mix of dried herbs, dried garlic and peperoncino flakes. Video games, zombies and dinner Mr Monster: So our good friend Simon came down to stay and play video games a couple...
View ArticleSimple salads: Apple, bresaola and cambozola salad
Apple, bresaola and cambozola salad Changing a lifetime of bad eating habits I am really, really annoyed with myself. I’ve been looking forwarding to making and posting this recipe for some time now,...
View ArticleRed spaghetti… and a grumpy old woman’s take on the rest of my Chelsea Flower...
Kicking off the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in style! Part food post, part flower show As I’d already posted some of the food-oriented images from our trip to the Chelsea Flower Show, I originally set out...
View ArticleEasy 15 minute lunch for one: crispy sage and pine nut pasta
Our sage last summer! I am alone at home today. My husband has gone to visit his family, providing me with the rare treat of having the house to myself to veg out in as I see fit. I am using this time...
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