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…
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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…
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…
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…
Simple Ratatouille
Simple Ratatouille is so delicious and versatile! Serve as a side dish or as a main meal along with pasta and grated cheese! Today I’m sharing my traditional and classic style Simple Ratatouille which I make all the time! I went to the market the other day and there were so many cheap offers that…
Mushroom Soup
This garlicky Mushroom Soup recipe is so quick, easy, and delicious. Made with a carton of mushrooms this recipe makes 4 generous servings! This mushroom soup is so quick and simple to make and utterly delicious. The addition of butter and milk makes it taste like a cream of mushroom soup and together with the…
Olive Oil Chocolate Cake
Olive Oil Chocolate Cake is a moist chocolate cake sandwiched and decorated with a delicious chocolate fudge frosting! Best of all it’s fool proof and perfect as a birthday cake. As it was my husband’s birthday today it was a good excuse to raid my recipe box and find a Chocolate Cake recipe. This one…
5-A-Day Butter Bean & Chorizo Bake
5-a-Day Butter Bean & Chorizo Bake I had a fridge full of various vegetables and a tin of butter beans so this 5-a-Day Butter Bean & Chorizo Bake was the result and I have to say that all plates were cleaned with vigour. This dish is like a rainbow and delicious with some wholemeal buttered crusty…
Lillian’s Apple Cake
I don’t know who Lillian was but my mother has been baking this yummy Danish Lilian’s Apple Cake for as long as I can remember. Fresh apple slices and cinnamon are complemented by a divine nutty topping which gets toasted whilst baking. My family loved this cake which I baked for the first time today! Serve with a cup of tea or as…