It’s been a while, I’m sorry, It was pointed out to me yesterday by Carole that I have not wrote anything for a while.. but December has kept me very busy with gigs and boozing! This Saturday morning however, the child was at grandmas and I had chance to watch a bit of Saturday kitchen …

My first attempt at pea soup last night and I was really impressed with the taste and how easy it was. Made a big batch so I can freeze a few portions. Ingredients. Serves 4 big bowls. 1 tbsp olive oil 3 large shallots or 1 small onion 2 large garlic cloves chopped 1 large …

I love good food but I also love dirty food! Donner meat, spam, pork scratchings.. if it tastes good I like it – no food snobbery with me. I do like a dirty donner kebab now and then and I don’t even have to be drunk! but there is always the worry of what you are …

I got a free 40 page recipe booklet in my copy of “Good Food” this week which is a taster of a new cookbook called NOPI by Yotam Ottolenghi. I had a look through and there is a lot of stuff that excites me so you may be seeing quite a few of these in the …

A twist on a beef lasagne that is simple but tasty and a good meal to prepare in advance or even make a few of to freeze. You can do this with or without the vegetables, I added them to try and get a bit of goodness in and also to use up some veg …

Hot and sweet dipping sauce.

This is a sauce that I have mentioned in a previous recipe that I saw in Olive magazine but I now regard the magazine one as a cheat version.  I made this to serve with my popadoms and samosas this weekend. The sauce I made was.. (Cheats version) 2 tbsp Sriracha chilli sauce or Sambal Oelek …

The original plan for my party was a Mango lassi panacotta with coconut ice cream but Pannacotta and vegetarian gelatin do not work! So I binned the lot and started again. I wanted something quite light after lots of food and something quite refreshing and not too sweet, then I remembered this recipe from Shelina’s …

A very tasty vegetarian curry that I thoroughly enjoyed! I used a traditional recipe but threw in a few things of my own near the end to enhance the taste so maybe not truly authentic! I started with a recipe from “Curry Nation” by Madhur Jaffrey. Ingredients Serves 4 1 large block of Paneer Cheese …

Samosa making is actually really easy and something I will be doing again soon! there are endless possibilities of what to stuff them with! This weekend it was peas and potatoes with the help of a few spices! I found these really tasty, not too spicy and with a nice subtle blend of spices. I …

Its not a pie.. its not a crumble.. it’s a “Crump” and its better than either of the alternatives in my opinion! and judging by the amount left in the fridge, in Mr F’s opinion too! Its an easy option for a dessert really doing a crumble/crump but I am trying to get my 3 year …