I thought that making a tarte tatin would be tricky, I also thought that tackling it on a week night, when life is more manic than usual was slightly insane, but the whole thing was rather easy and turned out so well. Its so exciting when you turn it out…
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…
Ravioli Ricotta e Spinaci
You may think that cooking could never be romantic, but I can tell you that it is, Hubby and I have just spent the most lovely evening making ravioli together. Every third weekend we are very lucky to be able to lose the Children for the weekend and spend some…
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…
Tagliatelle with Parsley & Hazelnut Pesto
Yesterday was “International Day of Italian Cuisine” and this year´s official dish was Pesto alla Genovese, one of the world’s most famous uncooked sauces that originated in Genova, in the Region of Liguria. Pesto is one of the most reproduced sauces with many variations found around the world, but a…
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…
Conchiglioni con Ricotta e Spinaci – Shell Past with Ricotta and Spinach
Yesterday was one of those days where you wonder why you bother, I had a busy day rushing around, work was stressful, my head ached, my shoulders were in knots and I just wanted to flop when I got home. Lucky for me, one of my best friends is…
The Perfect Roast Chicken
I know I am probably boring you with such tedious recipes, recipes that everyone may know how to cook, but I do get a little carried away sometimes and I need to remember why I started this blog in the first place and thats recipes for my Children to be…
Tagliatelle al Ragu Bolognese
I have chosen photographs of Stephen for this post because he came to stay last night, this was the meal that I cooked for him and we also found out last night that Stephen’s Nonna’s Sister is very ill with cancer and so I would like to dedicate this post…
Risotto with Red Peppers
I just love cookery books that you can pick up, cook from and the recipes work every time, and Light of Lucia, so far is proving to be one of those sort of books, packed not only with gorgeous recipes like this risotto with red peppers, it is also has…
