Gnocchi with Blue Cheese, Spinach and Pancetta

  This dish is another recipe inspired by lunch at Zamora in Cork. They really do indulge my love of blue cheese!

Mushroom Soup

This is my 100th blog post! I know what you’re thinking, “She’s taking her time!” I’m still more or less meeting my goal of one post a week so I’m happy with that. My first post was for Mushroom Risotto  so it seems fitting to have Mushroom Soup for this one.

Rustic Chicken, Mushroom and Leek Pie

  I’ve called this pie rustic because, well, look at it! It’s not going to win a beauty contest any time soon now is it?! But it tastes fab. I used to make chicken and leek pie regularly with a double cream filling. I had not made it in a long time but then I […]

Chocolate Pavlova with Mascarpone Cream

I have a wee dilemma with this recipe. I absolutely love it. It’s chewy and rich and chocolatey and all things nice. When I made it recently though I was told, “You can’t call it pavlova, it’s not a pavlova!”

Panna Cotta Tart

A few weeks ago I was on Pinterest and came across this amazing recipe for Rhubarb Panna Cotta Tart on Hummingbird High and thought, I have to give this a go!

Chocolate Mousse

I have decided that I need to do more chocolate recipes – any excuse! So my new aim is to do one chocolate recipe every month. This is my most recent fix for my chocolate habit. I was hoping to do Tom Kerridge’s mousse from his Proper Pub Food but it required the use of […]

Lemon Posset

  For a long time I had a real aversion to lemons. I have no idea why. And then, all of a sudden I grew up and now love the freshness that lemon brings to a dish. I first had lemon posset in a restaurant when I felt full and was passing on dessert. The […]

Baileys Cheesecake

  This is an old reliable, a favourite recipe of mine. I adapted it slightly from a recipe on the BBC food website. It is a simple no-bake cheesecake that has a light creamy texture because it is not set with gelatine.