Sorry I haven’t posted for a while I have had a yucky bug :(. Sometimes you do just fancy a classic dinner and they are really comforting. Even though this is simple it has a real depth of flavour. I used Paul’s homemade wine for this dish and it worked a treat. He had a…
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Blue Cheese and Roasted Tomato Lentil Salad Recipe
For some reason soft blue cheese goes really well with earthy lentils and sweet tomatoes. When you have a mouthful it really gives you a burst of flavours. I roasted the tomatoes to make them even juicier and sweet and it worked a treat. The creaminess of the cheese makes this salad taste really comforting….
Loaded Potato Salad with Griddled Sweetcorn Recipe
Who doesn’t like a potato salad? The more in it the better for me and it is a great way to use up left over potatoes. This is filling and has really comforting flavours in it. Crispy bacon lovely roasted sweetcorn and sweet tomatoes. I never know whether the American’s or Germans invented it, but…
Curried Hake on Spiced Lentils Recipe
I love hake it is such a meaty fish and takes on flavours really well. It is a substainable fish too which is really good. This is a lightly spiced dish and it is really healthy and tasty to eat. I never get bored of lentils and I really enjoy jazzing them up with different…
Marinated Feta Recipe
So the final part of my middle eastern meze is this marinated feta recipe. This dish was a stunner it was so tasty with the maneesh bread. You could also dip the bread in the leftover oil to finish. I definitely licked my fingers clean. It has all the delicious flavours you would expect salty,…
Smokey Roasted Aubergine Dip Recipe
If you saw my previous post I had made the middle eastern bread. All it needed now was some dips to go with it. I love the flavour of roasted aubergine, I have tried baba ganoush before, this dip is a bit more simple in flavour but it goes so well with freshly baked light…
Middle Eastern Maneesh Bread Recipe
So I can make basic bread recipes but I am no expert. My husband bought me Paul Hollywood’s bread book on kindle and I thought I would have a go at different one and try to challenge myself. This turned out so well, it was well risen, airy inside and soft in the middle. The…
Sweet and Spicy Homemade Chicken Katsu Curry Recipe
In a well-known chain of asian restaurants I always order the vegetable version of this and wanted to try it home. OMG this was so much better. I combined 3 recipes I found online taking all the best bits to create this beautiful version. It is sweet from the carrots and onion, tangy from the…
Sesame Seared Tuna on a Noodle Salad with a Dipping Sauce Recipe
I was in the supermarket and the fish counter had this lovely piece of tuna reduced to £3! When I eat sushi I love the sesame encrusted tuna so thought I would have a go at it myself. It was so delicious and the dipping sauce had all the flavours I love sweet, salty, zingy…
Moroccan Spiced Chicken Rice One Pot with Figs and Aubergines Recipe
This is a perfect mid week or friend gathering dinner as you just put everything into one oven dish and leave it to do its own thing. It smells delicious while it is baking and gets your mouth watering. The rice soaks up all the delicious flavours, spices and chicken juices. The aubergine adds a…
Baked Stuffed Tomatoes with a Parmesan Crumb Recipe
I have wanted to try baked tomatoes for ages. I did stuffed peppers a while back and they turned out good. As the summer is starting to wind down I really wanted to have a go. In my local grocers they had some large tomatoes in stock, perfect I thought. The chorizo works so well…
Sticky Miso and Lime Butter Cod Fillets Recipe
So for fish Friday this week I am posting this amazing cod recipe. Miso has been a newish ingredient to me that I absolutely love. It is sweet and salty and has a great paste texture. It worked so well with the juicy cod. The butter mixture was that good that I had a dollop…
Curried Crayfish Rice Salad Recipe
Sorry I haven’t posted for a while we had a bank holiday here in the UK and shock horror the weather was amazing (for once!). With all the health benefits of turmeric I am trying to get it into our diet where I can. This rice salad worked a treat. It is full of flavour…
Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Parsley, Anchovies, Olive Oil, Parmesan and Breadcrumbs Recipe
So it was one of those nights where I got in late and the boys were out playing Petanque. I was going to order a takeaway and as it was mid-week and I’m trying to watch my weight I decided to have a rummage to see what I could knock myself up in 10 minutes….
Grilled Sausage and Baked Fig Salad with a Pomegranate and Cumin Dressing Recipe
I am really into sausage’s in our salad’s at the moment. They are cheap, full of flavour and easy to cook. We had sausage and mash for dinner and cooked the whole pack of 6 giving me 2 leftover for this. The fig and sausage work so well together, you also get a nice sweet…
