The festive period is nearly upon us, but it’s with huge trepidation that we try to envisage what sort of Christmas we may have this year?
This refreshing and tangy watermelon salad is perfect for picnics. It’s super easy and can be assembled before or you can put it together al fresco. Don’t be put off from marrying sweet juicy melon with salty feta and tangy pickled onion, I promise it utterly works!
Serves 2
Whilst making this veggie paella I realised how times have changed, how I savour long lunches with my daughters, and how this dish with it sweet smoky paprika aroma, the sharpness of the fresh lemon juice and the pungent garlic was enough to transport me back
Why not try some of these delicious topping options, to turn your Devilled Eggs into the perfect Easter nibble.
This recipe is the perfect centrepiece for any family lunch. Easy, nutritious and looks far more expert than the actual expertise needed!
This ultimately comforting pud is the perfect Easter treat, especially if you’ve been left with a surfeit of Hot Cross Buns! Super easy and it makes a really impressive centrepiece dessert. The addition of Kahlua and brandy is super naughty but really makes this bread-and-butter pudding extra special!
We all have those recipes that are like jewels, much coveted and ultimately prized – they become this from being so good you can’t resist them, and because you end up making them time and time again. Hence, I came up with the name of this Carrot Cake because it is so damned moreish that I may have well called it Crack Carrot Cake! Such was its reputation I made it day in and day out for our first café, and requests for the recipe used to come thick and fast from its loyal following.
This Easter cocktail is literally a chocoholics dream! An Easter Egg filled to the brim with a boozy delicious concoction. It’s based on the classic frozen Mudslide cocktail, and the joy is once you’ve polished off your cocktail, you can eat the egg too! If you have little ones, just fill their eggs with a chocolate ice cream milkshake.
I think fishcakes make the perfect light lunch. I’m particularly fond of them for a special brunch and like to add a boiled egg. At Gastrono-me for a little sensory fun we used to serve our fishcakes under a glass cloche filled with hickory smoke, when the dome was lifted the customer had a delicious waft of woody smoke before digging in!
Roasted Rhubarb Portuguese Custard Tarts
A rich dark Guinness laced chocolate cupcake topped with this heavenly light frosting is the perfect choice for a St Patrick’s day treat. This buttercream maybe a little more work, but I promise you it’s so worth the extra effort – once you’ve tried this buttercream, you’ll find it impossible to ever make any other!
This has to be one of the easiest speediest noodle broth bowls, nearly as quick as preparing a pot noodle, but 100% more tasty and healthy!
It’s just BASICALLY avocado on toast.” That was part of the statement about our Melbourne Smash I read the other day. It was the same comment and review that kept me awake at midnight, and then again woke me up about 5am.
These taco shells are perfect for a movie night or get together (when we’re allowed!) as you can make the shells in advance. Or to make it even less labour intensive, put the fillings out and guests can fill their own shells!
Growing up in Cardiff, no St David’s Day was complete without being sent to school with a proud daffodil pinned to my blazer, and a welsh cake wrapped in my packed lunch. Just the sight of these little cakes can give me an overwhelming feeling of Hiraeth.
Everything about this salad is down to mise en place, which basically means the preparation of ingredients before assembling. So have your quinoa cooked and cooled, your potatoes and peppers roasted and your egg boiled, this will make for the arranging of it to be stress free and fun.
Lord forbid I thrust us back to memories of a Covid-style Groundhog Day, but I thought posting the recipe for our banana bread, might be a good idea, seeing that quite a few cities have been locked down once more. We’re not locked down here in Suffolk thank goodness, but my thoughts are with everyone…
I’ve been seeing these delicious crispy spring onion pancakes trending over the internet for some time now. I was determined to give them a go and improvise with some ideas for a cookery book I’m working on. Often called a ‘Korean pizza’ this crispy pancake I think they makes the ideal vessel for a Gastrono-me style sexy brunch dish! The heat of the horseradish cream is a delicious accompaniment to the smoked salmon, and if you’re feeling in a spicy mood a little gochujang hot sauce drizzled over is really good. Have a great pancake day everyone!
I have been making these muffins for as long as I can remember. Back in those chilly days on the market stall, customers used to reserve them by the bag full, to save being disappointed in case I’d sold out!
This dish for me is the literal definition Hygge, and the perfect choice for a warming supper by the fire, when its dark and miserable outside. It’s a dish of pure comfort and cosiness, far more nurturing than Ikea’s incarnation, and definitely no Allen Keys required!
