Category: Awsome Autumn

Autumns Amazing Harvest, Rainy Days and Dark Nights

Preserved Balsamic Pickled Shallots Recipe

My favourite pickled onions are the Italian borretane onions, you also get them in farm shops and deli’s by the olives, I think what makes them so yummy is the balsamic vinegar pickling liquer. Paulie and I thought we would have a go at our own as we bought a balsamic that was far too…

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Homemade Preserved Lemons Recipe

I adore preserved lemons and Paulie adds them to many things such as tagine’s, salads, couscous and many more. They are salty and sour but add so much flavour. The reason I wanted to have a go was because a) I love them and b) they are so expensive in our supermarket they are about…

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Easy Peasy Dukkah Dip Recipe for Bread and Oil

If you want to add a yummy kick to bread, oil and vinegar, this recipe is the one for you. I believe it is originally of Egyptian origin but I first tried dukkah when Paulie brought some back from his visit to Australia. I love spice and mixing up my dipping, sometimes I dip the…

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Easy but Amazing Slow Roast Chinese Pork Shoulder

This recipe is amazing and would be fantastic for this Easter weekend, it is like pork ribs but you get loads more meat and less fat! It is so worth the 4 hours cooking time as it melts in your mou… Source: Easy but Amazing Slow Roast Chinese Pork Shoulder

Condensed Milk and Chocolate Truffles Recipe

This is my 2nd Easter sweet treat recipe after the peanut butter cups. These truffles are delicious, they have a fudge like centre which makes them really indulgent. Paulie absolutely loves condensed milk so I had to treat him to these! Ingredients (makes 15 double if you want more) 70g milk chocolate 40g dark chocolate…

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Howlets with Paulie and a Flask of Soup

Last year we had loads of Tesco supermarket vouchers and we weren’t sure what to do with them. I love animals and hadn’t been to Howlet’s Zoo before so we ordered some tickets. We have had the tickets for month’s as we knew we didn’t want to go in the summer or when the kid’s…

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Best Ever Fish Pie With Rosti and Caper Topping

Paulie took out some smoked cod instead of plain cod which was bonus for me, only one thing for dinner, the best fish pie ever! It had been such a cold day with every type of weather possible, we had snow, sleet, rain, sunshine, it looked like all the seasons in one out of the…

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Raspberry and Lemon Baked Cheesecake

We do try to watch our weight and do believe truly you are what you eat, so we  only really have a sweet treat once a week unless its a special occasion. Paulie and I have a favourite saying regrding all food really ‘if it isnt worth the calories we are not going to eat…

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Slow Braised Melt in the Mouth Spiced Beef Short Ribs

Yes it is another Short Rib recipe, this one however is cooked longer. Paulie cooked this for 4 hours and I can honestly say this recipe is food porn right there! If you really want to wow your fam… Source: Slow Braised Melt in the Mouth Spiced Beef Short Ribs

Herb Crusted Lamb Rump, Brussel Sprouts and Red Wine Gravy

So as a child Lamb was my all time favourite roast, as we were a family of 5 my mum use to roast a shoulder or leg. Now it is only me and Paulie we have tried and worked our way through diff… Source: Herb Crusted Lamb Rump, Brussel Sprouts and Red Wine Gravy

My Home Grown Mushrooms

So being a foodie Paulie bought me one of those grow your own mushroom kits so I thought I would share the progress with you. The kit came with a bag of compost and the mushroom spores which looked like a cobweb really, all you have to do is spread the compost over the spores…

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