Creamy Shiitake and Courgette Pasta
Wow, what a weekend. The weather was fantastic and we were surrounded by fabulous people, food, music, wine and venues. Oh my word, the venue we were at on...
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Coffee, Ice Cream and Caramel Fudge Sauce.
Phew… what a day! I spent the entire day with my housekeeper spring cleaning our kitchen so I could find space for all the treasures I got from my Mom yesterday....
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Bite sized maple syrup crumpets
Recently I got a lovely big bottle of Great Northern grade A amber Maple Syrup and have been dying to use it, aside from slurping up a few teaspoons on the side....
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Express butter chicken
One of the most popular recipes I have cooked has to be my almond yoghurt chicken curry. I think the recipe has been used by friends, family, colleagues, domestics, the...
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Rosemary and red wine sauce
This sauce is sooooo good you just have to try it. It will blow you and any guests you might grace with it away. Add it a grilled fillet, lamb, steak, chicken, hell...
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Grilled Lamb and Roast Veg Pitas
About 6 months ago I experimented for the first time with marinated rare roast lamb. I usually slow roast lamb and felt the need to try it rare. Oh my word! It was so...
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Beef in Black Bean Sauce Stir Fry
Adam and I are house sitting my sister’s home while they are away for the holidays. To celebrate having an extended living space we invited some of our friends around...
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An OMW salad experience!
Last night we celebrated a friend’s birthday. Each person brought or prepared a part of the meal. I brought the cake and a potato bake. My dear friend Annika @anysroad...
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Vanilla, berries and birthdays!
I was very excited to have three good excuses to bake one of my favourite cakes today. We are celebrating the birthday of a friend, I just bought a bottle of Vanilla...
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One of life’s simple pleasures made with care.
There are some simple pleasures in life which never fail to hit the spot. For me, a home-made pan fried grilled cheese, onion and tomato sandwich on brown bread with...
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Artichokes – A life long love affair!
My love affair with artichokes is so well known by my family and friends that for my 21st birthday my mother painted me a painting of artichokes which now hangs in my...
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Long journey to Palak Paneer!
On Monday we had Palak paneer for dinner. For those of you who are not that familiar with Indian food, paneer is an Indian soft white cheese and palak is a spinach...
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Wellington Weekend
This weekend I made a Beef Wellington for the first time with my beloved Annika (@anysroad). I usually don’t cook fiddly high maintenance food but this was a special...
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My remedy for a horrible Monday… so far at least.
Earlier today I had just finished writings todays blog and recipe about the fantastic Beef Wellington we made this weekend and for reasons which are beyond my...
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Bacon, herb and butter bean soup
I bought dried butter beans the other day and every time I saw the packet I was a bit perplexed as to what to do with them. So on Monday I soaked and cooked them, on...
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Thekla is a teacher and seeker, a foodie and a yogi.
Offering customized training in cookery and yoga, she aims at making your life healthier – the easy way.
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