Lentil & Ham Soup is made with carrots, courgettes and a hint of curry to give a hearty, winter warming soup. Perfect for using up leftover glazed Christmas ham and stock! This soup came about after Christmas one year when the fridge was heaving with leftover stock and roasted gammon (or ham as it’s known…
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2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pulled Gammon (Shredded Ham)
2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pulled Gammon (Shredded Ham) is a ridiculously easy, delicious and versatile dish. Beautifully moist and with a hint of sweetness from the pineapple this pulled gammon can be served hot or cold. The leftovers can also be made into an array of other dishes. Hands up who likes a really simple…
Micro Quail Egg & Smoked Ham Danish Open Sandwich #HeinzSeriouslyGood
In association with Heinz There’s a new mayo on the market called Heinz [Seriously Good] Mayonnaise which is free of added colours, flavours or artificial thickeners as well as being made with free range eggs. To celebrate the launch Heinz have devised the [Seriously] Good Taste Challenge to create [Seriously] Good Spoonfuls. Being half Danish…
Cheat’s Croque Madame
Cheat’s Croque Madame is a delicious stripped back version of the famous French Croque Madame using a sandwich press or toaster for a quick and delicious treat topped with a fried egg! If you’ve been to France you can’t have helped but come across their famous Croque Monsieur or Croque Madame fried sandwiches which…
Curried Egg Mayonnaise with Ham & Sweetcorn Jacket Potato
The great thing about growing older is the fact that you have an abundance of food memories and every now and then you can dig one out and relive it. One such food memory for me is this Curried Egg Mayonnaise with Ham & Sweetcorn Jacket Potato. When I was a teen there used to…
Pancake Day Recipes, tips and how to get your fair share!
So Shrove Tuesday is upon us again so I thought I’d share my 3 favourite Pancake Day recipes along with some from fellow bloggers plus some tips to make the day go smoothly! Last year I made a Chilli Pancake Stack which I have to say was out of this world and the family went…
Ploughman’s Open Sandwich
Sponsored by Branston Ploughman’s Open Sandwich is a fusion of a British Ploughman’s lunch and a Danish open sandwich. A marriage of flavours that work incredibly well! Happy National Sandwich Day everyone! I had no idea there was such a day (3rd November) until the good people at Branston got in touch and asked me to create a…
Quiche Lorraine with Slow Cooked Pulled Gammon
I have been using my slow cooker more and more lately and slow cooking gammon (check out 2 Ingredient Slow Cooker Pulled Gammon). The best thing about it is that there is always plenty of leftover gammon and so my Quiche Lorraine with Slow Cooked Pulled Gammon is the perfect dish to use some of…
Ham, Cheese and Sweetcorn Turnovers – a great way to use up leftover gammon!
These delicious Ham, Cheese & Sweetcorn Turnovers (pasties) are the perfect way to use up a joint of gammon. Using a whole sheet of puff pastry there is zero waste and they’re so easy to make! I love making my own joint of glazed gammon as it’s such an economical way of making several meals…
Croquiches – a cross between Croque Monsieur & Quiche!
Today I’m bringing you Croquiches – aka picnic quiches! Did you know it’s National Picnic Week between 17 – 23 June? Well nor did I until I was invited to take part in a Picnic challenge by Unilever Kitchen. I received a lovely hamper full of products from Hellmans, Colmans, Maille, Knorr, Flora and Bertolli…