I’m always looking for that extra special pizza recipe and now I’ve found it. I’ve tried numerous recipes, had struggles rolling out pizza dough, I have cooked my base on a pizza stone/pizza tin/baking tin for that ultimate crisp base. I have had pizza bases that refuse to cook because they are loaded with toppings…
Home made soup takes some beating. Can you believe that I’ve never eaten or made a pea and mint soup, that is until now. As you know I’m a bit of a gadgeteer and this soup was made in my Thermomix but if you’ve bought a soup maker, or are thinking about buying one for…
After all the eating over Christmas a bowl of freshly made soup is perfect. Lets be honest some gadgets we purchase aren’t going to get used as much as we would like but hubby and I love this soup maker. From thinking about making soup to serving up takes all of 30 minutes and my…
This is a soup recipe that I adapt, and mostly cook in a large pan, but now the electric pressure cooker has made an appearance in my kitchen, the very least it can do is to somehow pay for it’s keep. I store it away in a cupboard – the pressure cooker that is –…
A delicious bowl of comforting home made soup with a thick slab of bread and butter takes some beating. Leek and potato soup is quick and simple to make and any that isn’t eaten can be frozen in a strong freezer bag. I made mine in the Instant Pot (electric pressure cooker) and once the…
Making soup from just a few ingredients is a very cost effective way to feed ourselves and our families during the winter months, although I am more than happy to eat soup all year round. I find a bowl of soup at lunchtime is filling and keeps me going until dinner. Another reason I like…
Why I won’t be dieting this year…….In my house we couldn’t possibly think about cutting back on sugary foods until the end of January. We’ve got a stash of Christmas cake, meringue nests, chocolates, biscuits and lots of other wonderful goodies to get through and as I type this blog post I’m enjoying a bag…
I’ve made this Jamie Oliver recipe numerous times, it’s quick, easy and a healthier option to the usual potato dauphinoise. Potato Boulangère is simply thinly sliced potatoes, onions and stock layered up in a dish. I like Delia’s recipe too…… When I chose my new kitchen the purchase of a steam combination oven was an…
When I first had my steam combination oven cooking vegetables was a bit of a hit and miss affair – timings are everything and I didn’t really get it that carrots would cook in double quick time and my potatoes from raw would take about an hour to cook. After using the oven for a…
This recipe is a bit of a cheats version of the classic potato dauphinoise that we all know and love. It’s not quite so indulgent because the usual double cream and Gruyere cheese are substituted with stock and whipping cream. Once cooked and cooled the finished dish can be cut into portions, frozen for a…
