Cornish Rockefeller Style Grilled Oysters Recipe

On fish Friday we went to our fishmongers he usually has a great selection of fish but due to the wonderful British weather ( or not) we have been having they hadn’t brought much in from their boats. We managed to get some seabass and hake and decided as we hadn’t spent as much as…

Easy Wholemeal Bread Recipe

I have been a bit of a wimp when it comes to making my own bread but Paulie found this artisan Wessex mill flour when he went shopping at the butchers so I thought I would give it a go as I saw on a programme there are up to 14 ingredients in some of…

Preserved Limes Recipe

With the massive success and slight addiction I have with my preserved lemons, Paulie suggested I have a go at using limes. What a brilliant idea I don’t know why I hadn’t thought of it before. They are so delicious when added to salads, tagines and fish dishes, all you need is a little bit…

Chilli, Lime and Coriander Crab Cakes Recipe

As my lemon crab cakes were a success and made it to our repeat lunch recipe book, I wanted to have a go at perfecting the flavour combinations that most suited our taste. This version we preferred as the lime really comes through and you get a lovely warmness from the dried chilli flakes. I…

Honey and Mustard Roast Chicken Breast Salad with Avocado Recipe

So we are back from our holiday and although I enjoyed the food in the Seychelles I am also looking forward to eating our own lunches and dinners again. This recipe is a combination of 2 that I found online. I have never brined chicken before cooking and the blogger who described it made me…

Baked Basil and Feta Stuffed Aubergine/Eggplant Recipe

We love feta and aubergine as a combination and a few weeks ago I made a feta and aubergine salad which was delicious. While I was searching for the salad recipe I came across another recipe similar to this one and I have been wanting to try it for ages. This was so yum in…

Salt Beef with Homepickled Fennel and Baby Salad Leaves

As it is Sunday and grey we decided to have a nice big roast tonight, so for lunch we wanted something light. We are lucky to live near the weald smokery which sell lot’s of yummy smoked meat and fish. Today we had the salt beef with our homepickled fennel (recipe) it was delicious, for…

Best Ever Fish Pie Recipe – Haddock, Queenie’s and Rosti

This would definitely be one of my death row dishes! Paulie and I are going on holiday next week so he asked me what I would like for my last Saturday night dinner and this was my request. It is based on a Delia Smith christmas recipe with a few tweaks like extra capers. There…

Chilli Con Carne with Baked Nacho’s and Melted Cheese Recipe

I love comfort food and dishes that satisfies you the night you eat it but also freeze’s down and tastes better second time round. Paulie’s chilli is one of those recipe’s. This served us for dinner last night, we have another portion for us both as well as a single portion if one of us…

Halibut and Jersey Royals with a Lemon and Caper Sauce Recipe

The weather was lovely yesterday, on these warm days we only fancy something light for dinner. We would have this with just vegetables but as it is jersey royal season we are making the most of these lovely earthy new potatoes. Crushing them with a fork in the sauce is delicious and to top it…

Paulie’s Birthday Treat Lemon Curd Macarons Recipe

Are they time consuming? Yes Is it worth it? Hell yes! I was inspired by foodamazers post on her lemon curd macarons. My husband and I adore them and they are usually a treat that is brought home by Paul when he has had meetings in London. I was lucky enough to get the macaron…

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…