Salted Chocolate Tarts

Salted Chocolate Tarts

These are ridiculously easy and wickedly tasty, so perfect for a post work dinner party with friends! I like to serve mine with strawberries and a couple of mint leaves to garnish, but they also work with raspberries and cream! Serves 4 You will need: 1 sheet of ready roll...
Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge Cookies

Peanut Butter Chocolate Fudge Cookies

So I can vouch for the fact that Ashley is THE QUEEN of peanut butter cookies, but this is my little offering which I have adapted from a Magnolia Bakery recipe. Sweet, salty, chewy, crunchy, chocolatey, fudgey and melt-in-your-mouth…. Say no more… Ingredients 185g plain flour 3/4 tsp bicarbonate of...
Peppermint Creams

Peppermint Creams

Peppermint Creams are one of my favourite childhood treats. In fact they are one of the first things I was allowed to make without supervision! I used Steenbergs Organic Peppermint Extract, which is really lovely, as well as Green & Blacks chocolate. They’re a perky little pick me up if...
Vegetarian Thai Green Curry

Vegetarian Thai Green Curry

This is a really easy, but really delicious Thai green curry. I make it regularly when I get home from work as it’s quite quick and it’s really tasty. Much yummier than shop bought stuff! For 2 people You will need: 2 lemongrass stalks finely chopped 1 large clove of...
Wasabi Hummus

Wasabi Hummus

Way back when I went on a trip to Vienna and visited a magical food market, I brought loads of nice food from there, but one thing really stuck in my mind… Wasabi Hummus. I love wasabi and hummus so the two together were perfect, and I couldn’t resist trying my...
Leek and Goats Cheese Frittata - One Egg Wonder

Leek and Goats Cheese Frittata – One Egg Wonder

I love love love Frittata - tas!!!  This recipe is very quick and easy, packed full of flavour and perfect for a midweek simple supper or on the go lunch. This Frittata, as with any, can be served straight from the grill or allowed to rest slightly before enjoying. The fact that it’s...
Apple Tart

Apple Tart

I have always been a bit scared of pastry. But I’m determined to conquer it (with the help of my new Roux book!), so I made an apple tart for the first time last week, and it actually turned out really well! I based the pastry on Roux’s flan pastry...
Me & Hugh: Macaroni Peas

Me & Hugh: Macaroni Peas

  Serves 4 500g peas (fresh or frozen) 300g macaroni 50g butter 1 garlic clove 25g parmesan Seasoning So vegetarian is a synonym for ‘cheese substituter’. That’s my conclusion after two months of eating one veggie meal a week as, once again, I failed to remember to buy the required...
(Irish) Welsh Rarebit

(Irish) Welsh Rarebit

Happy St David’s Day! To celebrate, we’re making the cheesetastic classic, Welsh Rarebit. Now there are lots of recipes out there that promise they’re the most authentic. I’ve combined a touch of Hugh F-W’s with, er, what I had in the cupboard. The result was a ridonculously cheesy dinner that...
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Chocolate Caramel Cake

Chocolate Caramel Cake

Chocolate and caramel, dangerous. This recipe is adapted from bbcgoodfood. Their original cake does look fun, but I wanted to make something smaller, and with fewer layers. You need 3 sandwich tins (the baby ones, 7″ I believe). Ingredients 225g very soft butter or margarine 225g brown sugar (or muscovado, I have yet to bother trying...
Lemon and Blueberry Pancakes

Lemon and Blueberry Pancakes

Is there anything better than having a lazy weekend lie in and serving up some big fat american pancakes for brunch… Well yes, and that’s laying in while some one else makes you big fat american pancakes in bed. So find yourself a devoted breakfast maker, give them this recipe and experience the best breakfast/lie...
Review: Super Natural Every Day, Heidi Swanson

Review: Super Natural Every Day, Heidi Swanson

Title: Super Natural Every Day Author: Heidi Swanson (check out her lovely blog 101cookbooks.com) Publisher: Hardie Grant Price:  £14.99 Style: Healthy, vegetarian food Rating: 3-4 stars I’m always a bit wary of the ‘natural’ tribe. I mean, I love whole foods as much as the next person, but ask me to pick out spelt or...
Passionfruit Love Cake

Passionfruit Love Cake

I made this for Elspeth’s birthday recently and it was absolutely divine! I used my own (actually, my grandma’s) sponge recipe and then adapted a passionfruit filling by Delia. It’s super easy but absolutely scrumptious and it made a lovely breakfast hehe! You need: 3 large or very large eggs Self raising flour (at least...
Me & Hugh: Pasta with Greens, Garlic and Chilli

Me & Hugh: Pasta with Greens, Garlic and Chilli

Serves 4 2-3 heads of spring greens or kale (approx. one large bag) 6 tbs olive oil 1 onion finely chopped 1/2 red chilli 2 garlic cloves 300g pasta Seasoning Well-flavoured cheese If there’s been one good thing to come out of my challenge to eat more vegetarian food, it’s a new found love of...
Interview: Karen Galloway, Fish is the Dish

Interview: Karen Galloway, Fish is the Dish

Karen Galloway one of the ladies behind Fish is the Dish, a government run scheme to get us eating more fish! Fish has a huge range of healthy benefits, with its natural protein, to its extensive range of vitamins and minerals. We caught up with Karen to learn a little bit more… What is Fish is...
Guest-ipe: White Fish on Iceberg Potato Purée

Guest-ipe: White Fish on Iceberg Potato Purée

4 white fish fillets, approx 200 g each 1 kg potatoes, peeled 1/3 iceberg lettuce 50 ml olive oil 50 g butter Salt Pepper Pinch of Nutmeg Pinch of Curry powder ½ onion 280 ml cream A little flour Lemon juice A dash of white wine if liked Preheat oven to 120° C. Salt the...
Me & Hugh: Chickpea Ketchup Curry

Me & Hugh: Chickpea Ketchup Curry

Serves 2 2tbs sunflower oil 1 small onion 2cm piece of ginger Pinch of chilli flakes 1 garlic clove 2tbs curry powder 400g tin of chickpeas 5tbs tomato ketchup Juice of 1/2 lemon Seasoning I think I’m going to have the title of my vegetarian challenge to ‘Me & Hugh: sponsored by the humble chickpea’....
Guest post: Why we should all be drinking more tea!

Guest post: Why we should all be drinking more tea!

Today’s guest post comes from Mike Jones, Tea-riffic Tea Trader. Do you know the difference between a black tea and a green tea? Ever thought about where the best tea comes from? Why can’t we grow tea commercially in England? Wonder no more… Mike Jones, international tea trader and font of all knowledge about Camellia Sinensis...
Mediterranean Mozzarella Pasta

Mediterranean Mozzarella Pasta

This recipe actually belongs to my grandmother, but she’s let me share it because it’s just SO DAMN TASTY. Fresh veggies, herbs and mozzarella combine to make a really beautiful pasta dish, and best of all, it’s easy and cheap. Serves 4 You will need: 3 tbsp olive oil 1 red pepper, roughly chopped 2...
Chocolate Cream Tea

Chocolate Cream Tea

Now, I do enjoy chocolate but I am not a chocolate fiend like a lot of people I know. I tend to be drawn towards the chocolate pudding option on a menu but often because this is the most decadent looking choice. When I eat a pudding I want to feel full, slightly sick, and...
Lemon Chiffon Layer Cake

Lemon Chiffon Layer Cake

This is a deliciously light and lemony triple-layer cake. The method is a bit different to your standard sponge, but don’t be daunted – the look and taste is worth it! Makes one triple-layer, 9″ cake. Adapted from the book, Sky High. Ingredients: 8 eggs, separated 1/4 cup vegetable or other flavourless oil (not olive)...
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