Spaghetti with cheese and bacon is perfect comfort food – well anything with pasta makes great comfort food in my opinion. This is not carbonara and I don’t pretend that it is. You can whip it up in about 15 minutes, so it makes a great dish for a mid-week supper. Printspaghetti with cheese and baconPrep…
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saturn peach ricotta crostini
Saturn peach ricotta crostini – the taste of summer. You can mix them up with a selection of other canapés to serve at a drinks party, light lunch or reception. PrintSaturn Peach Ricotta CrostiniPrep 45 minsCook 30 minsInactive 30 minsTotal 1 hour, 45 minsYield 24 crostini Saturn peach ricotta crostini – the taste of summer. You…
Beef chilli with rice
Beef chilli is one of my favourite go to comfort foods. When the evenings get shorter and you want something warming after an autumnal walk at the beach, in the woodlands or park, a helping of chilli, guacamole and sour cream with a green salad and garlic bread on the side really hits the mark….
smoked salmon crostini
Smoked salmon crostini are perfect for serving with sparkling wine such as Champagne or Prosecco before a special lunch or dinner. be generous with the salmon and cream cheese You can mix them up with a selection of other canapés to serve at a drinks party, light lunch or reception. PrintSmoked Salmon CrostiniPrep 45 minsCook…
garlic butter
Homemade garlic butter is very easy to make and can be stored in the refrigerator for a couple of weeks. Serve it on smothered on grilled steak, burgers, chicken or roasted vegetables, or butter a baguette or flatbread and bake in the over or grill for delicious garlic bread. I like to use some white…
Rondelli’s mushroom risotto
My friend Lisa shared this mushroom risotto recipe with me. If you can’t tell, she likes wine! PrintRondelli’s Mushroom RisottoPrep 10 minsCook 30 minsTotal 40 minsYield 2 people An easy supper dish. Leftovers can be made into arancini. IngredientsArborio Risotto rice – 2 cups (1 cup per person)1 onion – chopped1 garlic clove½ glass of…
Bite-size Eccles mince pies
In the run up to Christmas, I like to get ahead with festive preparations and not leave all the baking until the last minute. These delicious bite-size Eccles mince pies are handy to have in the freezer and can be cooked from frozen in just 10 minutes. I open freeze them, uncooked, on a lined…
vegetarian christmas pudding
Christmas puddings are easy to make and taste better than store bought. This recipe for vegetarian Christmas pudding is exceptionally light and is delicious when smothered in brandy butter. Instead of using suet, I use very hard grated butter which is carefully stirred into the pudding mix. I use an electric steamer to cook these…
easy sausage rolls
Another Christmas favourite is sausage rolls. These delicious bite-size sausage roles are really easy to make and you can whip up a batch in half an hour. I use ready-rolled puff pastry and sausages to save time and effort. I then open freeze them, uncooked and then package in thick freezer bags. They can be…
Vietnamese-style spring rolls
Whilst these are not strictly authentic, I loved the way spring rolls were served to me in a Vietnamese restaurant in France. This version is vegetarian so all can enjoy! Instead of preparing all the vegetables separately I pefer to use a pre-prepared vegetable stir fry mix from a supermarket – it saves time and…