Easy Chocolate Orange Cake is made using the all-in-one method and is perfect for inexperienced bakers or kids to make! Yummy and moist, you’ll want to make this again and again. When I was at school the first all-in-one cake I ever made was called Lemon Crisp. So I thought I would re-invent the cake…
Simply Delicious Spaghetti Bolognese
Simply Delicious Spaghetti Bolognese is truly delicious. The carrot and sherry give the rich Bolognese sauce a beautiful flavour. This recipe is adapted from my 1993 edition of Simply Delicious (Colour Library Books). It is the best Spaghetti Bolognese recipe I have ever tasted as it has a subtle sweetness from both the carrots and…
Easy Cheesy Pork Wellington
Easy Cheesy Pork Wellington is pork loin stuffed with garlic and herb cream cheese, wrapped in prosciutto and enveloped in puff pastry – easy to make, but utterly impressive! If you want to entertain (or just treat the family) and not be stressed trying to juggle too many things in the kitchen then Easy Cheesy…
Diamond Jubilee Pavlova
Diamond Jubilee Pavlova has a Union Jack design made of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries which sit on a bed of whipped cream and sliced banana. This utterly delicious dessert can now be served as a Platinum Jubilee Pavlova! I was so very heartened by the popularity of my Diamond Jubilee Cupcakes that I thought that…
Quick Ciabatta Pizzas
Quick Ciabatta Pizzas are so quick & delicious. Toasted ciabatta is rubbed down with garlic, topped with pesto, sliced tomato and mozzarella for a really flavour packed lunch! I keep a ball of mozzarella in the fridge most of the time as it is so versatile and can be made into a wide variety of…
Prawn Savoury
Prawn Savoury is a delicious risotto made with Arborio rice, prawns, onions, tomatoes, bell pepper and turmeric. Just serve with salad for a delicious midweek meal the whole family will love. This is another recipe from my old St Michael 1000 Recipe Cookbook (well it’s not so much a book now, but rather a mass…
Chocolate Puddle Pudding
Chocolate Puddle Pudding is an utterly delicious self saucing chocolate pudding. Chocolate sponge floats on a sea of chocolate sauce for the ultimate comfort pudding! I have had this Chocolate Puddle Pudding recipe from a newspaper clipping for 6 years and only got round to making this wonderful pudding tonight. It had been posted on…
Cheesy Tuna Pasta
Cheesy Tuna Pasta is pure child friendly comfort food! Made with tuna, Cheddar cheese, onion and a tin of condensed celery soup, it’s a dish I’ve loved since childhood! Best of all it’s so quick and easy to make! Cheesy Tuna Pasta is my daughter’s absolute favourite dish but I haven’t been able to make…
Crispy Coated Roast Potatoes
Crispy Coated Roast Potatoes have a savoury semolina coating, making these potatoes super tasty and crispy! This is my version of a roast potato coating that can be bought from that supermarket that boasts “not just any……”. Why pay good money for something that costs just a few pennies to make at home I thought!…
Speedy Mediterranean Vegetable Couscous
Speedy Mediterranean Vegetable Couscous After buying ready prepared dried Mediterranean Vegetable Couscous for a while I realised that it was a piece of cake to make my own and far more economical and nutritious. It was also a way of getting my family more interested in eating their pan fried salmon steaks which for…