Category Archives: Recipes / Food

Mexican Breakfast

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Adam and I had a great weekend hosting for my very good friend from university and her husband. After plentiful wine on Saturday night, we awoke to a yummy Mexican feast to abate our hangovers, a much needed brunch to lift our spirits! Serves … Continue reading

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Delicious Roast Potatoes

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A quick and easy way to make the most perfect roasties for a yummy Sunday lunch, I must admit I adapted this advice after hearing Michael Caine chatting about his recipe on Radio 4 a while ago! Potatoes Plain Flour … Continue reading

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Chorizo Rice

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Chorizo Rice Dish – Serves 2 1-2 tbsp Olive Oil 1 Onion (chopped) 1 Clove Garlic (crushed) 1/2 Red Pepper (chopped) 1/2 Courgette (chopped) 160g Risotto Rice 1/2 litre Chicken / Veg Stock Chorizo (chopped) 1 tsp Pesto Salt &Pepper … Continue reading

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Spicy Potato Soup

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A yummers winter warmer… Spicy Potato Soup – serves 4-6 2-4 tbsp groundnut oil knob of butter 1 leek 2 large baking potatoes (peeled and cut into 1cm cubes) 1 tbsp medium curry powder 500ml milk 250ml vegetable stock 1 … Continue reading

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Creamy Goan Curry

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A delicious creamy flavoursome curry that i have adapted to suit! 2 tsp Coriander Seeds ½ tsp Cumin Seeds 1 tsp Dried Red Chilli Olive Oil 1 Onion (chopped) 1 Pepper (chopped) Small Piece Root Ginger (finely grated) 2 Garlic … Continue reading

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Carrot Cake with White Chocolate Frosting

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It was my wonderful Mum’s 60th last week and we whisked her off to a cottage in Oxford for a surprise family weekend away…lots of food was consumed, in particular my Mum’s favourite – carrot cake – which was the … Continue reading

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Yummy Noodle Soup

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A delicious recipe I invented in the Autumn months, scrummy and warming noodle soup. Chicken / Prawn Noodle Soup – Serves 2 10 Whole Large Prawns / 1 Chicken Breast (diced) 1 Clove garlic (chopped) 1 tsp Grated Ginger 2 … Continue reading

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Mexican Feasting

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I LOVE Mexican food and have recently been using a taco mix that i put together, it’s good with vegetables, chicken, mince, potato wedges…pretty much anything to put together fajitas, enchiladas, tacos and Mexican delights! It’s really easy to make and is … Continue reading

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Christmas gift for all the family

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Now Christmas is behind us, i wanted to share a gift we gave without spoiling the surprise! After a bumper harvest of tomatoes and courgettes during our first year of gardening, we produced some chutney which we gave away in some lovely … Continue reading

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The weather outside was frightful, but the baking was so delightful

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More snow covered the suburbs of Bristol this weekend, so it was the perfect time to bake some Christmas goodies. Mince pies and Gingerbread were on the menu. A delicious outcome to all my hours of baking, i am particularly pleased with … Continue reading

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