National Vegetarian Week and an asparagus, mozzarella and pesto tart
This week is National Vegetarian Week. To be honest, we don’t eat a lot of vegetarian food. We all love vegetables and eat a wide variety but, on the whole, they are usually an accompaniment or side dish. So, when I was challenged by Asda to go vegetarian for a week, I jumped at the...
Stilton, pear and walnut tart
Recently, I was sent some French wines to try and set the challenge of pairing them with food. You may remember that I did a similar challenge before and that I confessed to beng rather rubbish when it comes to knowing a good wine! Not wanting this to hold me back, I accepted the challenge...
Forever Nigella #17 – Sizzling Summer
This month I am really excited to be hosting Forever Nigella for Sarah from Maison Cupcake. I enjoyed taking part last month with the Afternoon Tea theme hosted by Fleur – check out her round up to see all the yummy entries. I had several ideas for this month’s theme and, whilst it might not...
Turkey Burgers
I always think of turkey as the underdog of the meat world, coming in a long way behind good old chicken. But in our house we are huge fans of turkey, often choosing it over chicken. Turkey is definitely not just for Christmas and, along with Lean on Turkey, I’m hoping to persuade you to...
Help! I hate my oven…
As you can probably guess, the oven is pretty much the most important appliance in my kitchen. It gets used every day, often several times a day. Some days it is on nearly all day. So it is such a nightmare to be saddled with an oven that I hate with a passion you can...
Pairing food and wine – Chablis
I must admit that I am one of those people who enjoys a glass of wine but is hopeless at knowing what is good and what isn’t. I am baffled by those people on the tv who tell me that they are getting a hint of berries with an undertone of wood and an after...
Sweet potato, parsnip and ginger soup
If there’s one thing I love about this colder weather, it’s making big, hearty bowls of warm soup. I am a huge fan all sorts of root vegetables but I think parsnips have to be one of my absolute favourites. I love their sweet flavour and combined with the sweet potato and spicy ginger, it...
Quick and Easy Chilli
This one of my ‘go to’ recipes when we’re in need of some speedy comfort food. It’s a bit cheaty as I use a tin of kidney beans in chilli sauce, but that does make it super easy and yummy too. We’re not hugely fond of spicy food so we don’t add much extra chilli,...
Tesco Real Food Christmas Dinner Challenge
Last month, along with 3 other bloggers, Tesco Real Food set me the challenge of creating a Christmas Dinner menu for four people for £40 or less. Always one for a challenge, I accepted and was fairly confident that this was entirely possible. I love a good traditional Christmas Dinner menu so I opted for...
Beef and shallot casserole
I do love Autumn and all the vegetables that come into season at the moment. It is the perfect time to dig out the slow cooker and prepare a load of simple but delicious soups and stews. So when Morrisons asked if I’d like to take part in their Great British Beef Challenge, I just...
Meal Plan – 17th Oct 2011
I haven’t done a proper meal plan for about a month now, blaming it on the fact I’ve been really busy. Of course, this is exactly the reason I should be more organised and plan my meals carefully! So I’m back on track this week with my weekly meal plan. It seems that Autumn is...
My favourite meal
So, if you had the cash to splash, what would be your favourite meal? Would you hit the recipe books and cook something that you love or rush out to your favourite restaurant to indulge in a delicious 5 course meal? When I received an email from the PR for sofeminine.co.uk asking if I would like £50 to...
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