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…
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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…
Mango and Honey Frozen Yoghurt Recipe
This is the best cold treat to soothe a sore throat! Paulie and I have been poorly with sore throats and runny noses the last week. I even lost my voice for 3 days and I don’t remember Paul being upset about it. I wanted to make something that would soothe my throat and this…
Lemon and Coriander Hummus with Easy Wholemeal Flatbreads Recipe
When I first made my own hummus I couldn’t believe how easy it was, so now I am going to try different flavour combinations like this one. I have always wanted to have a go at making my own flat breads, I kept reading how easy they are to make and it was! I saw…
Whole Wheat Pasta and Fresh Tomato Veal Ragu Recipe
Our diet has changed recently as Paulie has been poorly. After a CT scan we discovered our diet is too low fat and we need to eat more fibre and roughage! So we did some research and we have made a few changes, Paulie eats granola in the mornings now, we add beans to salads…
Homemade Pizza Challenge – Fresh Tomatoes or Tinned Tomatoes? Oven Tray or Pizza Stone? – Both Recipes Tried and Result’s Are In!
I have wanted to try and make our own pizza for ages, as it is one of the first recipes a lot of people start with on their cooking journey. On our first attempt we used passata for the tomato base and baked the pizza in the oven on greaseproof paper. After trying the…
Homemade Freezable Thin and Crispy Pizza Dough Recipe
This recipe was easier than I thought it would be and turned out great! Paulie and I did a bit of a challenge with our pizza’s which I will post after this. I loved the lightness of the dough and it froze down so well that I am going to double the recipe next time…
Homemade Maple, Mustard and Honey Ham Recipe
This ham gave us 2 lunches, a dinner and pizza topping! When you divide the price by four it works out really reasonable. There is something special about making your own ham and we bought this for Easter and have only just got round to using it. This is based on Gordon Ramsay’s Ham in…
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…
Baked Spicy Cauliflower and Pea Samosa’s with a Yoghurt Mint Dip Recipe
I was a little scared about trying to make my own samosa’s as they look so complicated and I still believe there is an art in the folding and how much filling to use. I was really proud of how mine turned out, not perfect but still a triangle shape, nice and crispy on the…
Homemade Beef Ragu and Spaghetti Recipe
I love dried porcini mushrooms and one of my favourite Paulie dinner’s which uses them is his beef or veal ragu. This was a joint effort as I made the pasta and he made the ragu and both elements were as yummy as one another. I love the rich tomato sauce which soaks up the…
Homemade Pasta Dough 2 Different Recipes and Techniques
So I have my usual way of making pasta 1 egg per 100g of flour but Paulie got The Greedy Italians book for his birthday, in the book Carluccio has a pasta recipe which incorporates semolina flour into the dough itself. I usually only use semolina on a tray to keep the strands separated so…
Jersey Royals, Tuna and Rocket with Lemon, Caper and Marjoram Dressing Recipe
Jersey Royals are my favourite new potato of all time. It is only the start of the season and Paulie managed to get me a bag of decent sized Jersey Royals. We have them for dinner the other night and there were a few left over so I thought I would use them up in…
Most Amazing and Tasty Chinese Lamb Stew with Wild Rice Recipe
I love Ken Hom and we have a few of his books if I had to recommend one to buy it would be his Complete Chinese Cookery book. It has his best recipes and Paulie and I are enjoying working our way through the recipes. We do have some firm favourites though and this is…
Warm Cavolo Nero, Bacon and Tomato Salad with Pine Nuts and Balsamic Dressing
My healthy take on a BLT. So as usual in the UK it is raining which has also dropped the warmer temperatures we have been having. On days like this I really fancy something warm so my immediate thought was a BLT sandwich but no, Paulie and I are being good so I looked in…
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