Gnocchi is an often overlooked staple of Italian food. Pasta and pizza take all the limelight from this fantastic ingredient to delicious meals. If you’ve never tried it, gnocchi is delicious and really easy to make. Of course, it’s even easier to buy it and that is what I do. Here’s a simple gnocchi recipe I whipped up […]
Chocolate brownie is simply one of the best thing ever baked – especially this one. I’ve been making this brownie, or one like it, for years and it never fails to disappoint anyone that ever eats it. Once, a colleague proposed marriage on the strength of this chocolate brownie! If you are adverse to sugar […]
We have dabbled with jam making in our household before. One drawback when on a budget is that the cost of purchasing the fruit as well as the preserving sugar works out to be far more expensive that jams you can buy in the supermarket. Even more expensive than your more artisan jams on the […]
Simple pasta dishes seem to be my thing at the moment. Here is another that I created recently. Helen came home, Ready Steady Cook style, with some chorizo and pancetta for me to create something for dinner for the six of us. I love chorizo and it makes a great base to start cooking with […]
Pasta – this Italian mainstay has become a staple of the British diet. In our house we love it. Form my delicious lasagna to a cheap and cheerful pasta ‘n’ sauce in a packet, we can’t get enough of the stuff. As well pasta being delicious it’s also a cheap way of producing a hearty and filling meal […]
My new quest in the kitchen is to find tasty vegetarian lunches that are quick and simple to prepare. Often I find recipes by browsing blogs and cooking sites like I did with this one, which was originally for spinach and yoghurt flatbreads. Working so close to home means that I usually prepare my lunch on arrival. But, I need […]
I’d like to say this is a firm family favourite that we all love – but that would be lying. Carrot and coriander soup is one of MY favourite soups and judging by today protestations from the family it seems there’s only Grace and I that actually like it. But, you know what, I don’t […]
Back in 1999 I took Helen on a cruise around the Mediterranean. I was 19 and Helen was 17, hardly a holiday of choice for a couple of teenagers. You see I won the holiday with my season ticket at Huddersfield Town at the last game of the season. It did involve me going onto […]
It’s fair to say that my meatballs are a family favourite because everyone of us loves them. I know, I’m blowing that trumpet of mine again here but they really are delicious – and so easy to make. Before I give you the “recipe” you have to understand I’ve been making these for a long […]
Last weekend we went, along with lots of dancers and other parents, to Figaro’s Italian restaurant in Pickering for a little panto dancers party between shows. We had all pre-ordered so that food would be served soon after had arrived and settled into our seats to ensure a fast turn around for those going back […]
