Lamb shanks are probably my favourite cut of lamb, slow cooked they yield a surprising amount of delicious meat that just falls off the bone. I had picked up some Ras el Hanout in Tesco […]
Category: Recipes
Oreo and Strawberry Tart.

You know when you promise to bake something with the children, but then it turns out that you don’t have all the ingredients! Well this happened a few weeks ago and the most wonderful little […]
Cheese and Wild Garlic Pesto Scones

So last Sundays woodland walk yielded masses of wild garlic…which I turned into both wild garlic pesto and potato and wild garlic soup…both were delicious. I was looking for other ways to use up my […]
Guinness and Treacle Bread

This recipe was given to me by my sister. I made it several times and then misplaced the recipe. I tried a number of other recipes but none tasted just right. Then one day recently […]
Love Your Cookbooks |The Linky

So a month ago I set myself a cookbook challenge, to start to use, and not just read, my vast collection of cookbooks. I also promised a future linky and here it is. I would […]
Love Your Cooksbooks| A Challenge and Future Linky

There are few things that I love more than looking through a new cookbook. I love the opening up of possibilities, imagining the dinner parties I will host, the delicious lunches I will prepare, the […]
This Little Piggy…..Pulled Pork Recipe

Slow cooked meats are suddenly very trendy, for a change this trend is about taking a very inexpensive piece of meat and cooking it slowly to bring out the very best in it. A shoulder of […]