Pea and Broccoli Soup

Nigella has a recipe in Simply Nigella for a nice Pea and Broccoli Soup. It looks very fresh and very healthy. This recipe is not quite as healthy. It’s not bad for you or anything, I’ve just used stock and a little dairy. And then I stuck cheesy croutons on top.

Burrata Strawberry and Watermelon Salad

Burrata. I thought I’d never get my hands on it! The lovely people in Iago got some in and kindly let me know. I love my cheese but my level of excitement was bordering on pathetic. I was dying to experiment and this Burrata Strawberry and Watermelon Salad was born.

Easy Veggie Curry

This curry is proof that “Necessity is the mother of invention.” I had some very sad looking veg wilting in the fridge and a bag of spinach that needed to be used or shoved in the freezer pretty quickly. I usually whip up a soup when this is the case but I thought the veg […]

Mediterranean Eggs

Is it too late to wish everyone a Happy New Year?! I took a bit of a break from the blog for a few weeks which was great as now I’m refreshed and have a load of ideas for posts.

Butternut Squash and Chorizo Salad with Harissa and Feta

This salad was born out of left over chorizo after I made a batch of chilli and a sad looking butternut squash that I had bought for a curry I never made!

Stuffed Aubergine Rolls

I love Italian food. That may be pretty obvious to anyone who reads this blog regularly. I got it into my head to make some Aubergine Parmigiana – eggplant for anyone on the other side of the world!

Crispy Duck and Watermelon Salad

I recently had a crispy duck salad in a local restaurant, Clancy’s and I was mad to try to make something similar at home. It was proper crispy, shredded duck. I was under strict instructions when making this to make sure it was really crispy. Got that? Crispy.

Beetroot, Orange and Halloumi Salad

This week is National Vegetarian Week so I decided to share this recipe. I saw someone put a picture of their beetroot orange and halloumi salad up on Instagram – I can’t remember who – and I thought I have to make that. It looked so pretty.