One of the most important things I teach my cookery students is , KEEP IT SIMPLE. Why spend hours in the kitchen…
Dinner
Tomato tart with basil dressing recipe
If ever there was a reason for growing your own vegetables it has to be the taste of your first homegrown tomato.…
Apricot and star anise tarte Tatin made with filo pastry
Summer seems to have abruptly come to an end this past week and I have had to pull out my boots and…
Trio of peaches; peach sorbet, peach tart and roasted peaches with amaretti and almonds
The peaches and nectarines are delicious at the moment. Yellow peaches and nectarines have a a slightly more robust peachy flavour so…
Barbecued butterflied leg of lamb with pistachio pesto and Roast peppers
We have recently been enjoying fabulous weather here in the UK, so the barbecue has often been in use (which is great…
Classic French apricot tart
I think one of the best things to come out of France (apart from wine and cheese) has got to be their…
Ricotta, spinach and oregano gnocchi with tomato and courgettes
One of the wonderful things about cooking is that you can have a favourite recipe and cook it many times, and each…
It was my wedding anniversary the other day and my husband, not usually being the romantic type, completely blew me away this…
Seafood Risotto with Crab, Prawns and Saffron.
One of my sons friends at uni (who I’m pleased to say is an avid follower of this blog) sent in a…
Spinach and ricotta gnocchi with girolle mushrooms
My little vegetable plot is really thriving now and producing vast quantities of spinach and courgettes. In fact if I’m really honest…