And it is not down to me, but to the late James Beard, a brilliant American chef who died aged 81 in 1985. Among the many things he said on the importance of good food is ‘If ever I had to practice cannibalism, I might manage if there were enough tarragon around.’ And part of his …
Today I was in Co-op, or ‘Coop’ as my daughter calls it, with her buying bits and pieces for a social distancing picnic down by the river. At a loss for what to cook for dinner, I saw outdoor bred pork steaks which reminded me of this recipe. It is really very delicious and I …
Today I was asked for ‘those yummy chewy cookies’ and I really couldn’t remember … so that is where this blog comes into action. The reason I started this in the first place was because of being chaotic and forgetting recipes so for my own benefit I started this because I would not be able …
Any fruit will do – the point really is the crumble topping. We really missed crumble at the beginning of being gluten free and now we don’t. (I am making it sound as if we eat this all the time – it is an occasional treat!) Only Olivia and I are gluten free and the …
One of few veg I can guarantee Mats will eat (he is 11), is broccoli. Over enthusiastic about how much he may consume, I had enough leftover for a whole other family lockdown sitting. Turning sadly pale in colour (the broccoli!) in the fridge, this was the answer, this time anyway. And you probably will …
Adding colour to a lockdown lunch.
Ingredients
Salad
Watermelon
Cucumber
Feta Cheese (barrel aged has a lovely subtle flavour)
Black olives
Dressing
1 tsp mustard
1 clove garlic, crushed
60mls white balsamic or white wine vinegar
120mls rapeseed oil or virgin olive oil
Cheesy Muffins
180g cream cheese
125g cheddar cheese
80g unsalted butter, melted
2 eggs
160g oats
80g almond flour (or blended ground almonds)
2 tsp gluten free baking powder
1/2 …
This is so similar to the Rhubarb pie that it is hardly worth posting, but the reason I am is that it is a pastry-less version which my daughter prefers. She is strictly gluten free so all of these are with her in mind, and me as I think I am where she gets it …
This is from last weekend and despite being in lock down, I feel as busy as before so have not got around to posting this yet. Well I probably am not busy really but I am enjoying being able to focus on all those things I perhaps didn’t before, like painting walls and doors. Sadly …
Home schooling means constant cooking and not just any old speedy salad I may give myself when on my own. So with it has come ideas and this one is a winner. My daughter could not help but add an audible ‘mmmm’ as she ate it; need I say more?
Rhubarb Compote
You can either cheat …
Okay, so I am RUBBISH! I think that I will be really good and post many many recipes and then I get distracted and I don’t! This time I have been distracted by moving to Canada which may not happen because of the plague that has struck us all. So here I am in lock …
