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Fig & Goat’s Cheese Crostini with a Honey, Orange & Basil Dressing

Crisp toasts, topped with creamy goats cheese, sweet, soft figs and a delicate honey, orange and basil dressing… You know those meals that are are really special? The ones you spend hours preparing but it’s totally worth it because they’re such a treat? Well this isn’t one of those. Instead, do you know those dishes which can […]

Recipe: Crab Linguine

…linguine, slicked in an unctuous dressing of olive oil, crushed fennel seeds, garlic, lemon, parsley and chilli with delicate flakes of sweet and salty crab stirred through… You know those days when you don’t stop, from the moment you first haul yourself out from under your duvet and put your little tippy-toes on the cold, hard floor? If the answer […]

Recipe: Feijoada

Long week? Feeling stressed about those deadlines? Can’t get a moment’s peace because the kids keep arguing? In that case, come with me. Kick off your shoes and slip on your sandals. Loosen your tie and grab your favourite holiday play list (which I hope has at least a few Gypsy Kings songs in there..) […]

Recipe: Roast Chicken with Spring Vegetable & Bulgur Salad

Succulent roast chicken, delicately flavoured with parsley, lemon & garlic. Served with a side of gleaming, golden bulgur wheat full of fresh green asparagus, peas and mint. All the tastes of spring, in a beautifully light meal… The other day, disaster struck. I had bought a chicken, ready for a Sunday roast, but when the day dawned and […]

Recipe: Salmon en Croute

Lightly smoked, tender salmon fillets with a fresh, creamy, tarragon filling… all encased in a buttery, puff pastry… Every now and then, I have an idea for a recipe that makes me nervous. The image is so clear in my imagination that I can almost taste it, but I’m not sure if I can actually do […]

Recipe: Easter Chickpea Curry

Nutty chickpeas in an aromatic, spiced sauce with a tang of lemon… A special dedication I’m dedicating this recipe to Simon, a friend and colleague who has been encouraging (pestering) me to get back to blogging after what has now been a 2 month break (due, mostly, to my return to full-time work after maternity […]

Recipe: Winter Vegetable Soup & Cheese & Rosemary Toasts

I love this soup! It’s incredibly simple, incredibly cheap and incredibly tasty. Picture a cold, winter’s day and you’ve just come inside after taking the kids to the park. Everyone’s noses are red and everyone’s tummies are rumbling. Luckily, you have a few bits of old, rather sorry for itself veg that needs using up! […]

Recipe: ‘Harty’ Venison Casserole

Venison Virgin While writing last week’s post about what’s coming into season in November, it occurred to me that I had never actually cooked with venison before and that it’s possibly rather hypocritical of me to be suggesting that others do what I haven’t! So this weekend, I gave it a go. After a week of various […]

Slow Cooker Lamb Shanks

The perfect welcome home! Tender lamb shanks & beads of bloated pearl barley in a rich, deep sauce, sweet with carrot and honey, yet aromatic with coriander seeds and sherry… My slow cooker spends most of the year gathering dust in the back of a cupboard, but each year, around October time, I suddenly yearn […]

Tomatoes: Prawn Pilau

Five ways with…tomatoes: Prawn Pilau ‘Hurrah!’ I hear you cry. ‘Finally, she’s done another post!’ Yes, indeed I have, and you’re in luck because this one’s a particularly yummy one and the second in my ‘Five ways with…tomatoes’ series. This recipe comes from my Mama and is both ridiculously easy and ludicrously tasty. You’re welcome! […]

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