So Paulie and I have been pickling again this weekend. We have pickled some veg to spruce up our salad’s. Check out the cauliflower recipe too! Ingredients (makes the 3 jars in picture) 6 bulbs of fennel, trimmed and sliced into very thin rings 3 medium orange’s ( or 1 per jar) 4 cups white…
Homemade Pickled Cauliflower with Dill and Spice Recipe
If you read my salad post’s you will know that we add pickled items such as capers or gherkins to spruce up and add flavour to our salads. We decided to have a go at our own and we are so pleased with the results. It is so cheap to do it yourself and they…
Baked Gnocchi, Cavolo Nero, Black Pudding and Pancetta with Creamy Sauce
Last nights Thursday dinner was a concotion of what we had in the fridge with some added beautifully fresh Cavolo Nero. I do believe this is an under used veg as unlike spinch which wilts, Cavolo Nero holds its shape and bite but is still tender enough not to be chewy.We are lucky to have…
Tea and Orange Soaked Fruit Loaf Recipe
Sometimes between 10-11am I have missed breakfast and I am not quite ready for lunch, I wanted to make something that isn’t too indulgent or fattening but still juicy and moist as I hate dry cakes. So this recipe is a cross between a loaf and cake and is really yummy. I love the sugar…
Platter of our Homemade Preserves and Dips with Bread and Bresola Recipe
Love love love having a platter of our homemade preserves and dips. Paulie hs been working hard in London today and as he doe’s the cooking this is our go to dinner for his night off. I find it so much more enjoyable eating the labour of your love and was so excited by this…
Simple Hummus Recipe to Complete Platter for Dinner
I love bits and pieces, platter or meze for dinner. When Paulie is in London all day he doesn’t fancy cooking so it gives us a chance to eat all of the preserved recipes I have made as well as a big bowl of hummus that I make while he is out. Paulie got the…
Healthy Tuna, Black Eye Bean, Rocket and Caper Salad dressed with Lemon Olive Oil Recipe
So Paulie and I are being good Monday to Friday with our healthy lunches. To be honest most of the ingredients are store cupboard and can be used again for different recipes. Preserved lemons, capers, gherkins and tinned fish are a must have for us as they add so much flavour and replace seasoning. I…
Saturday night Seabass with Tarragon Sauce and Roasted Fennel, Capers and Tomato Recipe
I alway’s feel healthy and satisfied after eating a fish dinner. Paulie adapts recipe’s so they are low fat by elimating most of the butter and replacing with stock as you will see below. We are really good at trying lots of diferent fish depending on what our fishmonger has, however we do also buy…
Easter Rib of Veal with Marjoram, Gravy, Yorkshire Pudding and Honey Roasted Parsnips and Carrots Recipe
Rib of beef is one of my favourite roast’s and whilst out shopping at our local Waitrose Supermarket, they had this rib of Veal on offer so we thought we would have it as our Easter dinner. My gosh we were not disapointed and I thought it was much more moist than aged beef and…
Springtime Wild Garlic and Nettle Pesto Recipe
Spring has sprung … Yay. So for our day today we decided to go foraging and baby lamb hunting as we know it is the, lambing, wild garlic and young nettle season on a walk we do. We are lucky on this walk as 2 sections are full of wild garlic and another young nettles…
3 Cheese Fondue with Crusty Bread Recipe
I love cheese! It is ok in proportion and as a treat, like in this case. Cheese fondue tastes so good and I thought if I was going to have cheese I might as well go for it and make sure it is good quality and worth the calories! I read a lot of articles…
Healthy Chicken, Giant Cous Cous and Almond Salad with a Honey and Mustard Dressing Recipe
We love our salads but also like to try different things. After an indulgent Easter and my birthday straight after it is time to get back to some healthy eating. In this recipe Paulie used the giant couscous and for the crunch element he used some almonds we had left in the cupboard. It’s great…
Homemade Borough Market London Sundried Tomato Paste/Dip Recipe
Paulie and I treat ourselves a few times a year by going to Borough Market at London Bridge and stocking up on the goodies they have to offer. I could easily spend £500 in that place. The artisan’s who sell there are delightful and as I like to try everything I never have breakfast as…
Homemade Flavoured Olive Oil Recipe
Making my own flavoured olive oil was inspired by my friend Jess. I went to her place for dinner and she had made her own infused garlic oil, made with garlic her dad had grown and the flavour was delicious. Paulie and I always have a drizzle over our salads, pizza and pasta and we…
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…
