Category Archives: Recipes / Food

Easy Fresh Summer Pasta

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Serves 4 500g Penne 2 tbsp Olive Oil 1 Red Onion (chopped) 2 Cloves Garlic 1 Courgette Handful of Cherry Tomatoes Splash Lemon Juice Grated Parmesan Basil Cook the pasta for about 10mins, meanwhile heat the oil very gently (optional … Continue reading

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Chips – easy way to make your own!

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. We never buy chips…we always make our own – so tasty and easy!. .. Potatoes (you can use sweet potatoes – they do cook quicker though!) Oil Salt Pepper . Put an oiled baking tray (shallow trays tend to … Continue reading

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Leek & Bacon Flan

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Serves 6-8 Shortcrust Pastry 225g Plain Flour 110g Butter 2.5tbsp Water Filling 3 Eggs (beaten) 4-6 Rashers of Bacon (chopped) 1 Leek (chopped) 25g Butter 25g Plain Flour 290ml Milk 2tsp Wholegrain Mustard 50g Cheddar To make the pastry cut … Continue reading

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Steak Dinner

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As it was Adam’s Birthday on Sunday i cooked a lot of delightful foods! For breakfast we had Pancakes – our household tradition for each and every birthday, dinner was steak filled and pudding was Carrot Cake. Yum yum! So I will share the steak recipe … Continue reading

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Puff Pastry Pizza Pie

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Very easy recipe to put together and serve with salad / pasta / new potatoes – very summery! Makes 6 mini pizzas 1 pack of frozen Puff Pastry Tomato Sauce Splash of Milk / Beaten Egg Toppings (slice thinly so … Continue reading

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Honey Mustard Roast Gammon

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We had a delicious roast dinner last Sunday, so I thought I’d share the recipe. Serves 6+ 1.5kg Unsmoked Gammon 1/2 Cinnamon Stick 1/2 tsp Peppercorns 1/1 tsp Coriander Seeds 1 Bay Leaf about 12 Whole Cloves 50ml syrup 1/2 tbsp Wholegrain Mustard 1/2 … Continue reading

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Summery Salad Selections

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Yay to warmer weather and the return to eating salad for lunch! Yum! Everyone knows how to throw a salad together, so i’m going to list some ideas / combinations rather than patronise the masses with recipes on how to … Continue reading

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Puff Pastry Spirals

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A super recipe i made up at the weekend Makes 8-10 1 pack of frozen Puff Pastry Reduced Tomato Sauce 1/2 Courgette (thinly sliced) 1 small Red Onion (thinly sliced) Chorizo (thinly sliced) Roll out the Puff Pastry into a … Continue reading

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Easy Tomato Sauce

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Good for Pasta, Pizza, Bolognese, Lasagne, etc Tin Chopped Tomatoes 1 clove Garlic 1 tsp Pesto 1 tbsp Tomato Purée Pinch Rosemary 1 tsp Sugar 1 Carrot (peeled & chopped) Salt & Pepper Place all ingredients into a blender. Add … Continue reading

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Sausage & Potato Gratin

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A delicious filling dinner – Serves 2 4-5 medium potatoes (peeled) 1 leek (thinly sliced) 1/4 cauliflower (chopped very small) 1 Clove Garlic (crushed) 200ml Single Cream Chives 25g Parmesan (grated) 25g Cheese (Brie / Camembert / Stilton – cut … Continue reading

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