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.
This pavlova is from Nigella Lawson’s How to Eat, her first cookbook. It is a great, comprehensive starter cookbook as it has a huge variety of recipes and very clear instructions.
I have tried a few different recipes for Bolognese sauce over the years. I believe that genuine Bolognese sauce does not use any tinned tomatoes but instead uses a large amount of tomato puree and stock. I tried this and it made a beautifully rich dry sauce, but this is not to everyones taste. So […]
A simple take on a classic combination. This makes a delicious starter.
September 2018 This post has been getting quite a few hits in the last couple of months and every time I saw it pop up I’d cringe a little. The pictures on it were embarrassing, it was one of my first posts. I have decided to revisit old posts and show them some love and […]
This recipe was recently the recipe of the day on Nigella.com (it is from How to Be a Domestic Goddess, one of my favourite baking books) and a few days later Marks & Spencer had an offer on passion fruits. So I decided to give this a go. I have never made any sort of […]
During these hot summer evenings (I can’t believe I’m actually typing this!) the last thing you want to do is slave over a hot cooker so a simple salad is the perfect solution. This greek salad is very easy but packed full of flavour.
*I have updated this recipe as it has evolved slightly over the years. I still make it at least once a month and it is our go-to meal when we can’t decide what to eat! See a video of Jamie cooking the original recipe here. This recipe is adapted from Jamie Oliver’s 30 Minute Meals. […]
