Category Archives: Recipes
Cheese and bacon quiche
Really simple quiche! For a fast but homemade quiche try this! blind bake your pastry in a quiche or flan dish, don’t forget to prick the base with a fork to prevent air bubbles and brush with a little egg … Continue reading
Black Pudding Salad
Perfect for an easy starter that you can prepare and dish up before you finish off the main course, Black Pudding Salad with cherry tomatoes and soft boiled egg and a classic vinaigrette dressing. Ingredients:- Black Pudding, allow 1 x … Continue reading
Beef Brisket n’ Carrots
Fiercely traditonal and very tasty, Beef Brisket and Carrots is an old favourite and an old school “Frugal Food”. Simply braise or roast in a casserole for melt in your mouth rich beef flavours. I used the Aga casserole with … Continue reading
Pork Belly or is it Belly Pork?
Lots of interest in Belly Pork at the moment and fellow food bloggers love it! I have tried it a few times and Marco Pierre Whites recipe with star anise and honey is one of my favourites but this recipe … Continue reading
Spicy Salmon Soup
Had a couple of poached Salmon fillet’s left over so made it into a spicy fish soup. Ingredients:- 2 small salmon fillet’s lightly poached (6 mins) fish stock from poaching vegetable stock (maggi granules or stock cube will do) small … Continue reading
Homemade Scotch Eggs
Homemade Free Range Scotch Eggs, The real thing, not those plastic supermarket wonders, I thought I would see how easy these are to make and was pleasantly surprised at the ease and the results! Homemade Free Range Scotch Eggs Should … Continue reading
Homemade Pizza
Really simple and fun recipe for Homemade Pizza and great to make with the kids. Takes a little time but it’s fun and very tasty! adapted from Delia Smith’s basic pizza dough from How to cook book 1. Pizza Base … Continue reading
Stilton and Cauliflower Soup
I have a full Stilton Quarter that we have not even started over Xmas, so have been looking out some Stilton Cheese recipes to try and use some up! This is Stilton and Cauliflower Soup adapted from Keith Floyds recipe … Continue reading
Pickled Onions
Had some small onions/shallots in the pantry from before Xmas that needed pickling. Ingredients:- Shallots or small onions Salt Pickling Vinegar Pickle spices and/or a couple of fresh chillies Method:- Top and tail your onions with a sharp stainless steel … Continue reading
Sausage Meat Balls
This is my Mum’s recipe and is simply the best Sausagemeat ball recipe, great hot and I suggest you make extra and hide them so you can have some leftover cold on boxing day! These are so good they should … Continue reading
