I have been looking for something a little more seasonal for the blog and to cook for my adoring family and inspiration came in the direction of Bill Granger appearing on Saturday Kitchen the other weekend, it was like a message from the Foodie Gods. So out came Bills Food…
Quick Strawberry & Vanilla Gateau
This weekend has not gone to plan, like many best laid plans, life has come along and thrown a spanner in the works. Friday night Ben and I rushed off to Sainsburys to buy the ingredients needed for the above gateau, this was to be made in preparation for…
Greek Salad
Greek salad I know is not really a recipe as such, every Greek family have their own version, but the basics are fairly the same all over Greece & Cyprus. We fell in love with this salad whilst on holiday in Skopelos last year with Rosie & Olly and again…
Perfect Pavlova
Nigella likes to refer to this recipe as a prodigious pavlova, I like the idea of describing it as this as it means remarkably or impressively great in extent & size and trust me it is. The first time I made this I was a little overwhelmed at just how…
Courting Cake -Simon’s 22nd Birthday – June 2010
Sunday 13th June 2010 was my eldest Son Simon’s 22nd Birthday and he had decided to spend it with us this year, as you can imagine I was very excited and started planning immediately. As we were watching the first England game of the World Cup and as Simon…
Panzanella – My favorite tomato salad in the World
I love this salad so much that I make it at least once a week, its a great way of using up left over stale bread and I always make far to much, this isn’t because I don’t have any portion control, far from it, its so that I…
Potato Salads
Ok before I introduce you to my second Son I have a couple of gorgeous potato salads for you. I was just prepping dinner for tonight, greek salad, lemony potato salad, served with chicken kebabs from our local Farm Shop when I thought these are so lovely and seasonal that…
