During another day of trying to up my veg intake I remembered a starter dish I had in Dockland in Cork. It was a broccoli Caesar salad with toasted hazelnuts and it was delicious. So when I had a pack of tenderstem broccoli, I decided to be healthy and give it a go. And then […]
We are well into asparagus season now and I was scrolling through these recipes from Ottolenghi for inspiration. I spotted the tart and thought about the tart I like to make myself. It was only then I realised that I have never published it here! The reason for that is probably because it is so […]
I hadn’t planned on doing a “Things on Toast” recipe again so soon. However, I have had this post for Prosciutto, Pear and Blue Cheese on Toast in my drafts for some time and last week I was involved in the National Dairy Council’s Cheese up Your Life competition and had to post it then. You’d think I’d […]
Due to a combination of being on holidays and extreme laziness, I have been very neglectful of the poor blog. I plan to put that right. Starting with this recipe for a fresh, tasty guacamole.
This recipe started out because I had some left over crème fraiche that I needed to use up. I saw some recipes for baked eggs that had cream in them and I decided to try with the crème fraiche instead. It would be slightly healthier if nothing else!
Eggs Benedict is such an indulgent weekend treat, perfect for a lazy brunch. And treat is the important word, you can’t eat this kind of food everyday! The dish is made up of a toasted buttery breakfast muffin topped with ham or bacon, a perfectly soft poached egg and covered by a buttery hollandaise sauce.