Its been raining and it is rather gloomy, so it seemed the perfect day to give this gorgeous sage roasted pork belly ago, it is one of those dishes that feels autumnal, not that I am wishing summer to be over already, I am hoping and praying for lots of…
Baked Lemon Chicken
When I first started this Blog it was for my Son Simon, he had left home and would often ring me for recipes and cooking advice, I thought it would be nice to have all our favourite family recipes in one place, not long after I started writing it someone…
Delia’s Shepherds Pie
Well Halloween has passed, Bonfire Night is over and Jack Frost can be seen more often than not most mornings, it has been a glorious autumn this year and I have enjoyed watching the garden change as we have been through the seasons in the new house. I was once…
Very impressive Shepherds Pie
I have given this recipe the rather grand title of “Very impressive Shepherds Pie”, just for the grandeur of the ingredients and the taste. It may not be a quick everyday recipe and I know it is far easier to buy the mince and just add a shepherds pie packet mix,…
Mini Beef Wellingtons
Hubby and I have a rather large family, 6 Children, 5 of my own and the lovely James, who we call our Son makes 6! Now the three eldest may of left home, but with regular visits from Stephen and Max my daughter Rosie’s boyfriend, the house always seems to…
Maple-glazed hot dogs with mustardy onions
So here as promised is the amazing but again very simple to make maple-glazed hot dogs with mustardy onions. As you will of seen on my previous post, I served these with spicy potato wedges, but as Bonfire Night will soon be upon us I think these would be…
Boston Baked Beans with Crisp Pork Belly
This has to be one of the yummiest dishes I have eaten in a long time and I am not particularly a big pork lover. I must admit that I have altered the recipe a little, this was originally due to the fact that Hubby got the wrong beans, but…
Chicken in Creamy Yoghurt
I love coriander and I love ginger, I also love Thai curries and this tastes very Thai indeed, Hubby and I had our weekend alone and started it off on the Friday evening with this gorgeous dinner, great team work as I made the marinade during the day and Hubby…
30 Minute Chicken Curry
My love of Cookery Books and food magazines is well known, I have been collecting them for years and the photo above is of Good Food Magazine February 2001, I actually think my Mum gave me this one as I loved this recipe so much. Hubby and I were…
Smoked Gammon with Swede & Potato Bake
I love my job, but I also love the days that I have at home. Today was just perfect, got the school run done, cleaned the house from top to bottom ready for our weekend alone, did all the washing and then did what I love to do most, bake…
