Cheese Sauce

I love a good cheese sauce, it’s so versatile and is a great addition to anyone’s repertoire.  Useful for lasagne, mac n cheese, chicken dishes…..the list goes on and on.  Of course if you omit the cheese you have a basic white sauce, but that just...

Coriander Stalks

Lots of recipes call for chopped coriander leaves, but did you know that the stalks are great in soups and sauces if you add them a bit earlier? I buy big bunches of coriander from the Asian supermarket and then chop the stalks and pop them into a freezer bag.  I...

Nutty Dog Biscuits

These are nutty flavoured biscuits, or biscuits for your nutty dog – the choice is yours! The recipe was kindly given to my by my friend Julee who is a former chef, turned Prison Officer via owning a market stall selling doggie goods.  She used to bake up...

Lamb Koftas

These are so easy to make, the weather was pants (as usual) when I made mine so I cooked them in the oven, but they are great cooked on skewers on the barbeque.   Makes about 15 small or 5 large koftas Ingredients 500g minced lamb Small onion grated 2 tsp ground...

February 2018 – shop local

February has been my first full month at home this year, after being lucky enough to have an amazing break over Christmas and New Year in Australia and New Zealand. The builders have pretty much gone, and the extensions almost finished, although work is due to start...

Butternut Squash Risotto

I read about Ella Mills journey through illness and self-healing through food and it resonated with me so much that I bought her first cookbook Deliciously Ella when it was published in January 2015, I then bought a copy for my sister, my niece and a friend as I...