Never tried lasagne in the slow cooker? well, now is the time to try it. Now or never….. and now really is the best time with these chilly days.
Black kale with bacon, garlic + rosemary
December 14th, 2011 Kale is a vegetable I only got introduced to after I started cooking fro the family. It’s a lovely fresh change to either spinach or something like cauliflower.
Pumpkin pancakes
December 9th, 2011 Still looking for something to do with all that left over pumpkin? Here’s a recipe you never thought you’d need (or do!). Try it out and give our kids pancakes they never thought they’d eat!
Fish pie with spinach recipe
December 6th, 2011 We eat a lot of spinach in the family. We particularly like thefres smallleaf, and hardly ever cook it, but here’s a wonderful fish pie recipe that also allows us to eat our favourite vegetable, spinach!
Pumpkin Cheesecake Recipe
November 24th, 2011 Yet another way to use up that pumpkin you’ve left over from Halloween or Thanksgiving, or any of the other reasons you have surplus pumpkin in your house!
Root vegetable bobotie with spiced cabbage
November 18th, 2011 Bobotie is a spiced dish from South Africa, originally using leftover meat. This one is a veggie version and uses up any odds and ends of root veg.
Sticky apple compote
November 7th, 2011 Sticky apple compote –Compote (French for “mixture”) is a dessert originating from 17th century France made of whole or pieces of fruit in sugar syrup. Whole fruits are immersed in water and with sugar and spices added to the dish, over gentle heat. (Wikipaedia)
Parma Ham Honey Roasted Pumpkin Canapés
November 3rd, 2011 Sometimes you have to try something you wouldn’t normally have easily to hand at home , and go get the ingredients to make it. So here you go …try this delicate canapé of spiced roasted pumpkin wedges wrapped in Parma Ham.
Spicy Chicken Wings
November 2nd, 2011 Adults love them and for children, you could always do a few with regular chutney instead of chilli sauce, or honey too, so it’s not hot, but still delicious!!
Bat Shaped Cookies Halloween recipe
October 28th, 2011 When the cookies are homemade, you can be sure that not even a single one would be left uneaten. Well, that’s what happens in our house anyway!
Halloween severed fingers and dip recipe
October 27th, 2011 Healthy and nutritious, and great for kids who have flour/wheat/gluten / issues. Not sure they are as effective as the cookie version though….
Skeleton Bones for Halloween
October 25th, 2011 Serve with a goulish mask, and a scary laugh! Skeleton Bones for Halloween – it’s the only opportunity you get all year to be really scary! Make the most of it!
Broad beans, Feta and crisp Parma ham with lemon dressing
October 21st, 2011 Broad beans work wonderfully with these bold flavours. Feta has that amazing salty taste, and the lemon cuts a ‘zing ‘ right through it all.