Polenta and breadcrumb fish fingers.
You are going to love these, but not as much as the children. The fish is incredibly moist and the crumb is crunchy, a perfect flavour balance.I have a large box of fish fingers stashed in my deep freeze and regularly pull them out for the children, just for convenience. [...]
Holdenby House Food Show 2012
A wonderful food event set in the most beautiful grounds of Holdenby House in Northamptonshire. This year the stalls were as varied as always, with a wonderful variety of cured meats, spirits, spices, buffalo burgers, ice creams not to mention lots lots more.From delicious buffalo burgers and buffalo milk ice [...]
Basil and pesto the aroma from every Italian Kitchen…
Basil is an essential in my day to day cooking, along with oregano, thyme and rosemary. From eating basil raw over tomato's to adding into my family sugo. I was looking for a little inspiration today, I wanted to write a little blog in between looking after my four children, [...]
Figs, Voluptuous Figs.
Now as far as fruit goes, I think you will be hard pushed to find a better tasting fruit, than a voluptuous fruity fig, that's in season.I absolutely LOVE figs. Nothing beats them. Yes, I'm like everyone. I enjoy strawberry and raspberry season, but I long for my first taste [...]
Simplicity, Baked Sea Bass En Papillote………..
I love to cook simple fresh food. The idea of preparing a dish that's complete and then popping it into an oven it heaven. The naughty thing is I actually pop the whole foil cooked parcel directly onto the plate. It's OK to do this for a family dinner, but [...]
Clandestine Cake Club Summer Garden Party………
Our Clandestine Cake Club summer party. Lots of wonderful ladies and spectacular cakes. It was what you would call a ladies tea party, minus the tea. A beautiful warm evening, held in a local garden, very beautiful and picturesque. Lots of chatter over glasses of scrummy cloudy lemonade and freshly [...]
Carmela's Christmas Pudding Club, 2012
Now please do not worry, I'm not going to start singing Christmas carols, wear a dodgy reindeer jumper or decorate my house with over dramatic obscene lights!! Well not yet anyway. I adore Christmas and I am one of those irritating people who love seeing all things Christmasy in the shops [...]
Oundle Food Festival 2012………..
The sun was shining bright for the first time in what felt like weeks. Today was without a doubt a perfect day to mooch about a food market with Natalia. We set off early together, Natalia had her rucksack in tow, full of water and snacks. It was an adventure [...]
A stall for ladies night!!
Hackleton village hall, northants, raising money for our wonderful playgroup was the reason we all got together. 'Ladies night'. All ladies bought a ticket which included a pamper treatment too as well as the most fabulous chocolate fountain with fresh strawberries, marshmallows and profiteroles. I frequently visited this table.There were [...]
Pate di Tonno, Tuna pate from 'The Silver Spoon'
Here I am , my first 'Silver Spoon' recipe, page 195. I'm sure you have all made pate before, and if so you will know how easy it is to make. Pate can be made with so many varied ingredients, from chicken and calf livers to salmon and not forgetting [...]
Amazing asparagus pesto…..
I opened the fridge for a little inspiration. I have so many cookbooks that to be honest sometimes I just want something super quick. I simply cannot be bothered to look through my library, but hey I still have to feed my army of children. In my veg drawers I [...]
British drunken cherries in brandy….
Here is a simple little post! I like most folk and children just love British seasonal fruit. A strawberry tastes like a strawberry, a cherry tastes sweet like a cherry should. Each bite you take oozes out juice. They are moreish and without a doubt cherries, strawberries, blackberries and raspberries, [...]