Hi Everyone Just wanted to tell you about the Facebook Page that I have created for this blog, it is so lovely to see on Google Analytics all the hits I get and to see that they cover the whole world but its not very personal and so I thought…
Happy Birthday Marmalade
It was my Hubby’s birthday yesterday and if you regularly read my blog or know me, you will know that my Hubby is the most important person to me in the World, he is my best friend and I love him to bits. Last year for his birthday I set…
Antipasti
Antipasto (plural antipasti), means “before the meal” and is the traditional first course of a formal Italian meal. Traditional antipasto includes cured meats, olives, roasted garlic, peperoncini, mushrooms, anchovies, artichoke hearts, various cheeses (such as provolone or mozzarella) and peperone (marinated small green bell peppers, not to be confused with…
Conchiglioni con Ricotta e Spinaci – Shell Past with Ricotta and Spinach
Yesterday was one of those days where you wonder why you bother, I had a busy day rushing around, work was stressful, my head ached, my shoulders were in knots and I just wanted to flop when I got home. Lucky for me, one of my best friends is…
Brodo – Stock
As you all know I love Italy, the food, the culture, the people, being brought up by an Italian Mother-in-Law I am slightly biased but I love their family values and as old fashioned as it is, I have instilled this into my children. Every evening we sit as…
Zestes D’Oranges Sechees – Dried Orange Zest
I have just finished reading Cooking in Provence, by Alex Mackay and again, as is always the case, the book is over flowing with post it notes, highlighting all the recipes that I want to cook. This week so far I am cooking all Italian recipes from Light of Lucia,…
Hollandaise Sauce
My darling Hubby made me the most amazing breakfast in bed on Saturday morning, it was just going to be poached eggs on toast until I joked that hollandaise sauce would just make it perfect. What a Princess wishes, a Princess gets ! Hubby returned with two perfect…
Market Kitchen : Big Adventure
A little while a go I posted on here my excitement of being asked to be a guest on the new series of Market Kitchen! Hubby and I went off to London and spent the whole day filming, we had loads of fun and met some great people, but now…
Green Tomato Chutney
Hubby and I decided to grow tomatoes this is year, it didn’t go quite to plan as we went away to Tuscany and forgot to ask Sam who was looking after the house & cat to water them. By the time we came back they were a little stunted to…
Something nice !!!
The name of my blog is as you know “Sugar and Spice and everything Nice” !! Normally this refers to food, but nice can mean anything and I have previously posted about my favourite cookery books, my gorgeous Artisan and now I would like to share with you a…
