I am afraid that here is another recipe by Gennaro Contaldo from ‘The Two Greedy Italians” and also a little history lesson, which I hope doesn’t bore you to much but a story that I find fascinating. As Gennaro says in the book, food and religion have always gone hand…
Greek Lamb Pies with Feta Mash Topping
Hubby is always nagging me to get off my backside and get round to subscribing to my three favourite magazines, Delicious, Olive and Good Food ! Like he has pointed out, I religiously buy them every month and have done for years, so why not subscribe, save some money and…
Traditional Greek Lamb with Pasta
Yesterday Hubby and I attended the Rush Oscars, a very glamourous event, plus as we were VIP guests we received the complete star treatment. The awards were given out at the Piccadilly Theatre and then Rush had hired the whole of Tiger Tiger Haymarket for the after show celebrations. A…
Roast potatoes with Feta & Rosemary
It was my birthday on Saturday and my gorgeous Hubby spoilt me rotten. My day started with breakfast in bed, my favourite french toast with figs, very indulgent I know but hey, it was my birthday. I had a lazy morning opening presents & cards, then got ready to get…
Garganelli con verdure di stagione – Pasta with spring vegtables
On reflection, taking a close look at the Blog, taking into consideration my Boss’s comment about the bias towards cakes and desserts, I have also realised that I am ignoring my vegetarian friends & family. After Stephen decided to cook a vegetarian meal for Lizzy last week, I thought I…
Kourapiedes
I love these just sitting in the cookie jar as tempting little snacks, I can never resist them, but then that could be to do with my weakness for rose water. They are just so yummy with a mid-morning coffee or after a dinner party, any excuse seems a good…
My favourite dinner – Tava (Cypriot baked lamb & potatoes with cumin & Tomatoes)
By now I expect that you have noticed that I don’t cook any English food, have a passion for Tessa Kiros cookery books and have been very influenced by my Italian up bringing, well this recipe is no exception as it is a beautiful Cypriot dish from the lovely Tessa…
