I made ice cream woo hoo! Then I ate too much… so very little restraint on my part, but it was so lovely and it’s been a long time since I’ve had ice cream, I went a bit mad! I had a base recipe for ice cream and made a few adjustments and I am […]
I remained on my “Greek Style” menu and tried my hand at the Moussaka. As it was my first attempt I’m still in the process of perfecting the spice mix, but this worked really well, I might opt to add a little red wine to it next time. But you can taste your lentil mix […]
I’ve had a pack of Arborio rice for a while now and thought it was time to make good use of it. I’m not usually a risotto fan, but this dish is so tasty and packed full of flavour (and is now on my recipe list for when the in-laws visit next). This recipe will […]
It seems that everywhere I look just now there is a Christmas based theme, the shops have stocked up on their festive chocolates, wines, decorations & selection boxes and the Christmas lights are appearing in the town centre and neighbours are already wondering if it’s too early to put up the Christmas tree! So it […]
About a month ago I came across a little implement for icing cakes, it had 4 changeable nozzles for whatever type of effect you wanted for your pies & cakes, so I picked one up and put it in the cupboard and forgot all about it, until Monday of this week that is… and I […]
On Friday night we decided to opt for some home made fare instead of eating out and it was a toss up between a pizza or making use of all the buy one get one frees cans of chickpeas we bought during the week. Well, no contest, really, I love chickpeas, they go with pretty […]