We have been very lucky to be having a really gorgeous September so far, the last couple of days have been real stunners and it has given me a great opportunity to get out into the countryside and forage, something that anyone that knows me knows that I just love…
Chorizo Pan Lasagne
Recipes are coming thick and fast at the moment and I am trying to be really good and get them onto the blog as soon as I can, I have so much ‘Diana’s House’ work to do that it all becomes a bit of a juggle, but when recipes are…
Blackberry Chia Jam
Its been a rather damp August bank holiday, but as us British know only to well that is no surprise! However its has been a very lovely, relaxing and most enjoyable three days, dog walks, snuggling up, candles lit and the family popping in an out. I also managed to…
Red Wine and Caramelised Onion Slow-roasted Lamb Shoulder
As August draws to a close, the bank holiday is upon us and Autumn is just around the corner, I start to notice the changes in the season, a chillier start to the day, gorgeous weak but still very welcomed evening sunlight filtering lazily through the windows illuminating the house in…
Baked Sweet Potatoes with Brie and Wild Mushrooms
So here is my hat trick recipe, recipe number 3 from May/Junes Ocado Life Magazine, delicious baked sweet potatoes with yummy melting Brie and garlicky wild mushrooms and set on peppery watercress. I have to admit that watercress is one of my favourite things to eat and is gorgeous drizzled with…
Paleo Cottage Pie
There are a lot of labels out there for a lot of very different diets, I refer to my diet as clean eating, this is because I try to eat as cleanly as possible, eating food in its most natural form, not processed, no added colours, preservatives etc, now Paleo…
Twice Baked Sweet Potatoes
I have been feeling rather guilty lately as I have really been neglecting this blog, so I thought I would post this recipe for gorgeous twice baked sweet potatoes. My neglect has come from my new love for crochet, knitting, sewing, refurbishing beautiful old furniture and interior design, all of…
Salted Caramel Apple Pies
This morning I woke to a stunning Autumnal morning, the garden had been given quite a dusting of sparkling white glitter from Jack Frost and it was so beautiful. It made me aware that our Autumn days will soon be behind us and that Winter will be well and truly…
Roasted Tomato and Basil Soup
I think I keep on mentioning this but I just love Autumn, especially this one so far as it has been so mild and there has been loads of gorgeous sunshine, which has meant lots of time out walking and really getting to see the changes in the countryside. We…
Plum Crumble
Autumn has arrived, the sun is weaker, the mornings and evenings have turned chillier and the leaves on the tree’s are starting to turn. I love the seasons, I love how everything changes and the joys that each season bring. Autumn for me is a time of foraging and harvesting,…
