Recipe for Panettone Tiramisu
If, like me, you received a stunning panettone for Christmas and you’re wondering how you’re going to get through it all, consider turning it into a delicious dessert. I was prompted by my daughter-in-law to…
Recipe for Creamy Salmon Pasta
Do you find it hard to come up with ideas for quick and easy mid-week pasta meals? This week I found myself with some fresh salmon, double cream and a packet of unopened spaghetti in…
Recipe for Rosé Sangria Spritzer
The UK’s recent heatwave has prompted me to do some alfresco entertaining. This refreshing cocktail is the perfect accompaniment, or aperitif, for an impromptu open air feast. It’s quick and easy to prepare but please…
Recipe for Shaking Beef with Watercress Salad
During the festive break I took the opportunity to thumb through some of my much loved House & Garden magazines. (A luxury I don’t often afford myself). In the July 2021 issue I discovered Uyen…
Blueberry & Lemon Loaf Cake Recipe
I found this wonderful Blueberry & Lemon Loaf Cake recipe in July’s Country Living Magazine. I don’t know about you but I love all things blueberry. There was an article in the same magazine extolling…
Cider & Cheese Chops
I’ve always been a nest builder and this underpins my whole lifestyle philosophy which has now spilled over into my business. Cooking is part of the whole home making experience for me and that is…
Chocolate Apricot Trifle Recipe
This is my take on a Chocolate Apricot Trifle recipe from The Dairy Book Of Home Cookery published in 1978! As a busy working mum I am always on the lookout for easy to make…
Oaty Apple Crumble recipe
This super-duper Oaty Apple Crumble recipe was featured in the February 2021 issue of Country Living magazine. I served it with salted caramel ice cream which was particularly delicious. Ingredients 25g unsalted butter 900g Bramley…
Venison Chilli
Why not stay at home this weekend and treat yourself to some restaurant-standard fare. This recipe for Venison Chilli by Rowley Leigh was published in the November 2020 issue of House & Garden magazine and…
White Chocolate, Cranberry & Pistachio Rocky Road
I discovered this recipe for white chocolate, cranberry and pistachio Rocky Road in the Good Housekeeping’s festive supplement. I trialled it this morning using half quantities of the listed ingredients and it worked really well….