Spam are currently running a competition in aid of a very worthwhile cause, The Children’s Hospital Charity. The the prizes are: a breakfast hot air balloon experience, breakfast at the top of the iconic Shard skyscraper in London or breakfast with the big cats! Entry is free and for each entry received £1 is donated…
Pork
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…
Spicy Bacon & Baked Bean Casserole
Spicy Bacon & Baked Bean Casserole is a delicious, budget friendly dish. Perfect for a midweek family meal as so quick and easy to make! It’s funny how you can forget about recipes over the years and this is one of those which my mum always used to make which I had completely forgotten about…
Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Chorizo Soup
Roasted Tomato, Red Pepper and Chorizo Soup is an intensely flavoursome soup. Made with roasted tomatoes, peppers, fried chorizo, and basil with a sweet sharp edge courtesy of lemon juice and brown sugar. Yesterday I found myself with a glut of vine tomatoes, peppers, and a pack of chorizo. Knowing that I had to go…
Sumptuous Turkey Pie
Sumptuous Turkey Pie is the perfect pie for using up your leftover Christmas turkey, bacon and cream. With added leeks and mushrooms this puff pastry pie is off the scale good so hence the name! I was in a quandary as to what to call this pie as Turkey, Bacon, Leek and Mushroom Pie was…
Simple Pork Fried Rice
Simple Pork Fried Rice is a great way to use up leftover roast pork and vegetables from your salad drawer. A quick and tasty midweek meal that will please the whole family. Chinese New Year Chinese New Year falls on 31 January this year and marks the start of 15 days of celebration. This year…
Happy New Year & Some Highlights from 2013
Happy New Year to all my readers 2013 was full of ups and downs as I’m sure it was for you. I’m only going to focus on the ups as life is all about how you react to the challenges that come your way and I’m always trying to channel my inner Pollyanna (even though…
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…
Pork in Grapes
Pork in Grapes is a delicious creamy dish my mum used to make. Pork chops, grapes, onion, cream and stock go to create this yummy dish which is served with rice. Pork in Grapes is a dish my mum used to make regularly when I was growing up. It then became a regular in my…
Chilli, Bacon & Chickpea Pasta – a Signature Dish
I was recently invited by Sainsbury’s to share my Signature Dish as they are running a Kitchen Heroes competition where “by Sainsburys” staples come to the rescue. I am the world’s worst meal planner and although I can see 2 or 3 days ahead after that I just tend to wing it; that’s when I…