I love anything Italian, everyone knows that and I love to cook Italian food. The one thing that I have never cooked or I don’t think I have even ever tried is polenta! I have promised to try and cook lots of different things, trying lot’s of new methods and…
Coconut-crusted lime chicken
Every month I loyally buy my cookery magazine’s, Olive, Delicious & Good Food. I love nothing better than sitting reading them with a fresh cup of coffee, its one of my favourite ways to relax, but it also means I know exactly what is in season and also means we…
Orange and Blackberry Trifle
As a busy Mum on work days Hubby usually cooks, just so I get a break and because he uses cooking as way of winding down after a stressful day, but tonight I decided we needed a quick dessert as we always crave something sweet after dinner. After 6…
Chocolate Pear Temptation
My thoughts recently have been about Christmas, where will we be living, what style of house and how perfect our present home is for Christmas. I have viewed house after house, all far smaller than ours and with kitchens which frankly could never inspire me to get out there and…
Everyone needs a good basic sponge recipe
Everyone should have a simple, but works every time sponge recipe in their repertoire, something that you can knock up in seconds and can adapt. My recipe comes from a cookery book that I have had for over 22 years, pages have now fallen out, there is no index,…
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…
Limoncello Cream
Just incase you were wondering what Limoncello Cream is, here is the recipe. It is so simple & quick to make and goes with so much. I first made this when my Gorgeous Mother-in-Law came for dinner and served it with a yummy Italian Chocolate Cake, as I know what…
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…
