Having recently been snowed in and running low on baking ingredients I decided that the long neglected bag of rye flour I’d bought must get an airing. The first rye loaf I attempted was a long and drawn out recipe where you had to place the yeast, water and some rye flour in a warm…
Lunch
Cheese, Ham & Potato Scone
Cheese, Ham & Potato Scone is a great way to use up some leftover boiled or mashed potatoes & ham. A great accompaniment to a bowl of soup! In celebration of National Potato Day (26 January), I took the opportunity to try out the new Oxo Adjustable Potato Ricer in this Cheese, Ham & Potato…
Bacon-wrapped Salmon – quick & simple!
Bacon-wrapped Salmon with coriander is a really quick and tasty dish. Just serve with couscous and a salad for a great midweek meal! Having had it drummed into me during Home Economics lessons that you should eat at least 2 portions of fish a week and one should be oily, I do try to stick…
Leftover Winter Vegetable Soup
I made this Leftover Winter Vegetable Soup just before Christmas as I’d made a glazed gammon joint and therefore had lovely gammon stock and vegetables left over from it. I was also very aware that like most Brits I’d over bought on the sprout front and had a bag I needed to use up before…
Brunch Quesadillas
Just before Christmas one of our neighbours kindly had another Christmas get together and on the invitation it stated 6-8pm. As my family had got up late that day it was too early to eat before we went out so I decided we were going to have Filipa from Gourmet Mum’s Quesadillas with cheese and…
Bacon, Leek & Pine Nut Pasta
Bacon, Leek & Pine Nut Pasta – a fabulous quick and easy midweek meal. Rustle this up in minutes after a hard day at work! Today I’m sharing Bacon, Leek & Pine Nut Pasta! The other day I’d taken some bacon out of the freezer for the evening meal thinking I’d do a pasta dish….
Avocado with Prawns and Balsamic Dressing
Avocado with Prawns and Balsamic Dressing Today I’m sharing with you a recipe for Avocado with Prawns and Balsamic Dressing! When I lived at home my mum would always make a starter of halved avocado filled with prawns and a garlic French dressing for special occasions. I decided to bring this starter up to date…
Garlic Mussels on Toast
I’ve been eating this dish since I was a child. My mother would always serve mussels in this way and hers were probably from a tin. Cod roe was another thing she used to slice and serve fried on toast. Hence I don’t know if I’m alone in having this as my mum is Danish…
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…
Leverpostej (Danish Liver Pate)
Leverpostej (Danish Liver Pate) is a wonderful pork liver pate that is lighter in texture than normal pate and is served hot on rye bread for the most exquisite of eating experiences. If you’ve never tried it then you have seriously been missing out! What is Leverpostej? Leverpostej, pronounced Liwer-po-stigh is a traditional Danish pork…