It was my Hubby’s birthday yesterday and if you regularly read my blog or know me, you will know that my Hubby is the most important person to me in the World, he is my best friend and I love him to bits. Last year for his birthday I set…
Antipasti
Antipasto (plural antipasti), means “before the meal” and is the traditional first course of a formal Italian meal. Traditional antipasto includes cured meats, olives, roasted garlic, peperoncini, mushrooms, anchovies, artichoke hearts, various cheeses (such as provolone or mozzarella) and peperone (marinated small green bell peppers, not to be confused with…
Agnello Con Piselli Freshi – Lamb with Fresh Peas
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Hollandaise Sauce
My darling Hubby made me the most amazing breakfast in bed on Saturday morning, it was just going to be poached eggs on toast until I joked that hollandaise sauce would just make it perfect. What a Princess wishes, a Princess gets ! Hubby returned with two perfect…
Pasta, crunchy chicory & watercress salad, little frangipane tarts
We are now into receipe 2 of our cook our way through Jamie Oliver’s 30 Minute Meals Book and we have another winner. We are beginning to wonder, will they all be this good! What is nice about this book is that there is a whole spread of food,…
Chicken Stew with parsnips, sage and cream.
Have you ever had the problem of knowing that somewhere is a recipe you once cooked and know it was just so delicious, but have no clue where the recipe is, well the above recipe is one of those. I first cooked this meal over five years ago, my…
