Chicken Stock
One of the most useful recipes you can possibly have in your armoury. Made using the bones from a medium roast chicken, some onion, carrots and ideally some celery and herbs, chicken stock adds flavour and nutrients…
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Crab Pasta with Tomatoes, Garlic, Chilli and Lemon
Sweet white crab with tomatoes, garlic, lemon, wine and chilli, loaded with fresh herbs. Serve with linguine, spaghetti or fettuccine, and perhaps a crisp salad and some ciabatta or fresh/garlic bread on the side. Fresh and zesty…
Fresh Ginger Lemonade
A refreshingly zingy, tangy, sweet (but not too sweet) lemon drink laced with lashings of fresh ginger. My husband described this David Lebovitz recipe as ‘the best thing to come out of COVID isolation.’ David originally posted…
Millionaire’s Shortbread
Three layers of moreish, addictive, crunchy, smooth and creamy, chocolatey sweet heaven. If you have a sweet tooth – it doesn’t get any better than these, trust me. The layers: Shortbread – this base layer is buttery,…
Triple Chocolate Hazelnut Cookies
Melt in the mouth chocolate cookies, crispy on the outside and chewy on the inside, loaded with white and milk chocolate chunks and crunchy hazelnuts with hints of salt and vanilla. Just like a crunchy, chewy and…
Garlic Butter, Parsley and Garlic Butter, Lemon, Parsley and Garlic Butter
Exceedingly quick to make and very easy to freeze and store, flavoured butters are one of the most useful condiments to have available. I ensure I have a stock of butters ready to go all year round,…
Happy Birthday Charlotte!
This weekend we celebrated our gorgeous daughter’s 22nd birthday. After years of school and university exams on or near her birthday, this year should have been a wonderful opportunity to party! The reality was, she was stuck…
Shortcrust Pastry
Buttery, flaky and melt in the mouth, this pastry is ideal for sweet or savoury dishes. It is made in a flash (using a food processor or by hand) and it freezes well, either before cooking or…
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Skillet Roast Peri Peri Chicken with Coriander and Chilli Yoghurt and Hasselback Potatoes
Roasted in a skillet, this smoky Peri Peri Chicken combines melt in the mouth tender chicken with a spicy flavour bomb marinade which is also tangy, herby and loaded with garlic. Accompanied by cooling Coriander and Chilli…