Summer has returned, just in time for the Children to return to School, but Luca and I have been making the most of the sunshine and the last week of the holidays to get out and about and do some blackberry picking. Even with the return of the beautiful sunshine…
Blackberry Muffins
It’s the last week of the Summer Holidays and the sunshine is back, so Luca & I are enjoying a rare day alone and decided to go Blackberry picking. We returned with a fair sized haul, covered in scratches and a few nettle stings and with purple fingers and mouths…
Recipe News Flash – Chicken Stew with Parsnips, Sage & Cream
NEWS FLASH – I must, as promised update you on the long lost recipe of five years, yes it was worth looking for, yes it was easier to cook with five more years of experience under my belt and yes it was yummy. I must add at this point,…
Chicken Stew with parsnips, sage and cream.
Have you ever had the problem of knowing that somewhere is a recipe you once cooked and know it was just so delicious, but have no clue where the recipe is, well the above recipe is one of those. I first cooked this meal over five years ago, my…
Budino di semolino (Semolina Pudding)
I know that many of us have horrific memories of semolina from our childhoods, the thought of it conjures up school dinners and all that was so disgusting about them, but please trust me when I tell you that this delicious Tuscan pudding is so far removed from any horrid…
Italian Apple Cake
My eldest Son Simon loves his puddings and this is one of his favourites. I miss having him at home so much as he like’s the same desserts as I do and if I make them for myself I just end up eating the lot and then moaning that I…
Beef and Marsala Stew with Horseradish Dumplings
Now you may be thinking what a strange choice of picture to go with this recipe, well what can I say, apart from I don’t have a photo of this dish and there is a reason behind my choice, that does I hope make a little sense, once explained. …
Ham in Cherry Coke
Ok, I have gone off the beaten track a little lately and forgotten what I originally started this Blog for and that was for my Children, so that they had somewhere they could get hold of all their favourite recipes, where ever they were. So getting back on track,…
Roast Squash and Sweet Potato Soup with Buttermilk Blue Cheese Swirl
I must confess that Gorgeous Hubby is usually the soup maker in our house, he seems to make the most tasty soup out of any old left overs, from a chicken carcass to the tops of the leeks that he has left over after making his gorgeous risotto, that most…
