Quick Apple Cheesecake snackpots that’re no bake AND have caramelised apples and crunchy bits?. That sounds like it could be in my favourite dessert category. And it is. This Quick Apple Cheesecake makes for a great dessert or even a nice snack. I was making easy quick desserts with Apples last month for one of…
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Honey Lemon Chicken and Cashews
Who needs takeout when you can make this so quickly. All you need to do is chop and then stir fry together. It’s so easy I am sure it will become a favourite in your house. Honey Lemon Chicken and Cashews ticks all the boxes for weeknight food. Lately we live on left overs, and by…
One Pot Chicken Risoni Pasta, fast bowl food.
One Pot Chicken Risoni Pasta is all about flavour and ease. Let’s face it though it feels a bit virtuous, a bit like cheating and why not, cooking everything in one pot can feel like a holiday. What? A holiday in the middle of the week? Yes please! One Pot Chicken Risoni is one of…
Parmesan Chicken Bake. One Pot Food
Strictly speaking I guess this Parmesan Chicken Bake uses two pots if you want to eat it with pasta or rice but that is a technicality. The most important part is that this one pot method for cooking Chicken Breasts means they are unbelievably tender and moist. Give it a try. I have been concentrating…
One Pot Noodles with Chicken. Extra Quick
One Pot Noodles with Chicken are extra quick and incredibly easy and fast and also gluten free too. A brilliant idea if I must say so myself! Watch the video……….. Put this Extra Quick One Pot Noodles on your list this week. This family friendly beauty has just enough spice and it’s just fast enough…
One Pot Turmeric Tuna Rice with Chipotle Crema
This One Pot Turmeric Tuna Rice with Chipotle Crema is a delicious and quick way to feed a crowd. It’s packed with flavour and full of good things like Turmeric and herbs and served with egg to fill them up with protein. It’s topped with irresistible chipotle cream. Do you like Tuna…. from a can…
Spanish Potato Chip Omelette: Miguel’s Tapas
Make a Spanish Potato Chip Omelette in 5 minutes This Spanish Potato Chip Omelette takes 5 minutes and is from a book called Miguel’s Tapas a la Maestre. It caught my eye because it’s made with Potato chips. You know crisps? I love them. That’s the quick bit, of the Spanish Potato Chip Omelette. It’s…
Rare Roast Beef, Mushrooms Chipotle Feta
This Rare Roast Beef is truely amazing with smokey BBQ mushrooms and a chipotle dressing. It’s different and impressive . I am still banging on about that Barbecue. Well barbecues are such a great way to keep the heat outside aren’t they? I have thrown so many things on there lately, it feels almost wrong…
Slow Roast Lamb with Risoni a one pot wonder
I have a love hate relationship with Master chef. On one hand it fascinates me and on the other it has become one big weeping slobbering quest for perfection. Few people own up to watching yet it’s back into production for its 7th season. That must mean that it has a lot of viewers. I…
Spatchcock barbecued with cauliflower and chickpeas and a spot of shopping
This juicy barbecued Spatchcock is all you’ll need for a complete meal. Marinated with preserved lemon and garlic it is served with delicious Pumpkin, cauliflower and chickpeas. I may have mentioned that Skater and I love the whole idea of a Barbeque. We don’t have a lot of room for either a BBQ or outdoors dining…
Lemon Bread Basil Mascarpone and Passionfruit Maple Syrup
Sometimes when the world seems a little sour to me I just cook. When I am cooking I can forget all the other stuff. I am good at cooking, so I have no doubts about myself when I am in the kitchen. There’s just me and the sounds and smells of cooking. There are no…
What is Induction Cooking
What is Induction cooking? Induction cook tops work via a magnetic field that essentially turns your cookware into the element. Food is cooked via the heat of the cookware, not from the cooktop itself So basically this means that the heat is produced in the saucepan, rather than the coil getting hot and then heating…
One Pot Mushroom Chicken with porcini for a quick dinner
Porcini mushrooms will have you craving this One Pot Mushroom Chicken. It is a little bit creamy and comforting and it’s made in just one pot. You can get Porcini mushrooms at any good grocery store, and I promise you will be very happy you did. This easy dish is loved by all. I want…
One pot African Chicken, Spinach and Peanuts
This rich and delicious one pot African chicken dish has everything you’ll need for a tasty warming dinner baked in the oven. I have used whole chicken on the bone, it has more flavour and stays juicy. But you could use boneless thighs too. The dishes drive me crazy. Yes, everyone has them, but we…
Pino’s La Dolce Vita …Restaurant and Cooking School
So whats on the at Pino’s Dolce Vita?. A “traditional” Restaurant, where the family hope to serve well crafted “authentic” cuisine in a family atmosphere. Memories of wonderful Italian family style restaurants is the driving force behind this project. The plan is to introduce a guest chef, each month , who will cook with Carla…
Potato Quesadillas, Crispy Fish and Black Bean Salsa
The memory of my first Mexican Cantina is still vivid. It was in Huntington Beach California. A very unpretentious little place with formica tables, joined to the side of a house. There were no Margaritas or Mariachis but it was my first real taste of Mexico. Some weeks later I was half way down the Baja California Peninsular, and well…