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.

Balsamic Roast Potatoes and Onions

As promised, I’m finally getting around to posting the recipe for this dish which I featured as the side for my Warm Beef and Blue Cheese Salad. 

Brussels Sprout Risotto

Please don’t let the sprouts put you off!! Yes, I know most people save this veg for Christmas time but this is a really nice recipe in its own right and also good to use up any leftover sprouts you might have. I know it’s fairly popular as I saw a few pics in my […]

Crispy Chicken Cutlets

This recipe from is from Nigella’s Kitchen. I pretty much use the original recipe without any changes but as it is not online I thought I would share it.

Black Pudding and Apple Tart

I struggled a bit with naming this dish. Technically yes, it is a tart. However a tart suggests something far more elegant than this!

Beef Chilli

Being a big fan of Mexican food, I love a big bowl of chilli on a cold night. This can be vegetarian or meat but nothing beats a good beef chilli.

White Onion and Parmesan Soup

Last year there was a lot of talk of a white onion and parmesan soup on Twitter. I think it started from a dish in Avoca. The descriptions of the velvety rich soup had me drooling on my laptop!

Red Onion and Goats Cheese Tart

This is one of my go-to starters. It is very simple to make, tasty and the red onion marmalade can be made in advance. You can make it vegetarian once you are sure the pastry you are using is suitable. I use shop bought puff pastry. I tried making it once with homemade shortcrust pastry […]