Rocket and basil pesto

Rocket and basil pesto

Ingredients Method Place all ingredients into a food processor or a blender. Process on high speed until it forms a wet, loose texture. If it is dry and clumpy, add a little more olive oil and process again. Taste and add a little more salt 

Tummy travels

Tummy travels

I am just back from a  truly fabulous trip away overseas, so please do forgive my gap in posting.  While I recover from jet lag and make my way through a substantial stack of dirty socks and other clothing (why does one half of a 

Peach and almond upside down cake

Peach and almond upside down cake

Ingredients: Method: About this recipe My peach and almond upside down cake is dense and hearty with a buttery topping of sweet sliced fruit. Inspired by the retro delight of a pineapple upside down cake, this version is comforting and appropriate for winter, with a 

White chocolate & strawberry jam blondies

White chocolate & strawberry jam blondies

Ingredients Method About this recipe… I’ve been playing around with this recipe since Christmas. I treated myself to a jar of Roses strawberry conserve to go with festive croissants and needed something to do with the leftovers that wasn’t simply jam on toast. Nothing wrong 

Happy mocktails for a happy 2023

Happy mocktails for a happy 2023

You might have many reasons for choosing a mocktail – driving, dehydrated, just feel like something lighter – and this festive season I decided to give making some a go. I’m new to mixing cocktails and mocktails so do not have my own recipes ready 

Mint sauce for your Easter lamb

Mint sauce for your Easter lamb

You can happily enjoy Easter without being carnivorous, what with some of the best things about Easter being non-meaty (chocolate and hot cross buns, loaded with butter obviously). But if you fancy Easter roast lamb, then let me convince you that making your own mint 

Some stuff I cooked in 2021

Some stuff I cooked in 2021

Happy New Year! I was lucky to have a pretty decent 2021, and I know I am in the minority here. It was a shocker for many of my favourite people. Wherever January 2022 finds you (ideally somewhere relaxing and on holiday with many tasty 

Love & loss & chicken pot pies

Love & loss & chicken pot pies

Last year’s multiple hospital trips were more significant than I realised last time I wrote. It turns out that, in the long-running battle between me and infertility, infertility was winning. Well ahead, in fact. In hospital, the charge nurse stroked my needle-studded hand protectively. You 

In praise of Wensleydale – salad with Wensleydale cheese and raspberry vinegar dressing

In praise of Wensleydale – salad with Wensleydale cheese and raspberry vinegar dressing

I’m in excellent company – Wallace, Gromit and I all love Wensleydale cheese. Crumbly, dense and savoury, Wensleydale originates from Wensleydale, Yorkshire, where it began life as a ewes milk cheese made by French Cistercian monks. It’s now made across the UK from cow’s milk, 

Spicy peach chutney with brandy and red currants

Spicy peach chutney with brandy and red currants

Cheese is pretty much my number one indulgence when it comes to Christmas. I don’t say indulgence with the purpose of getting all judgmental about food (far from it – one of my main approaches in my blog is to enjoy all food without fads