Archive for August, 2008

Bread and Dips The parents came over for dinner this weekend to see my new flat, so in between frantic cleaning, I had to plan what to make, the perfect excuse to spend some time cooking new things! I recently went for dinner at the Portobello Organic Kitchen, which was fabulous, thankfully, we knew the chef so got […]

Lemon Drizzle Cake I’m a big fan of plainer cakes, the kind that you can bake at the beginning of the week and have a slice (or two) everyday with a cup of tea. Lemon drizzle cake is a classic example of this genre, the syrup adds a little extra gooeyness to the cake.

Summer Fruit Tart Mmm.. this tart just tasted of summer (despite the weather…)Its a base similar to a cheesecake, pressed into a tart tin and then filled with a creamy mascarpone filling and topped with peaches, I only used peaches because I had them, but you can use whatever fruit you have or indeed a mixture. The contrast […]

Chickpea and Haloumi Salad One of my favourite things to eat – chickpeas, olives, sun blush tomatoes and haloumi in a delicious salad.

Courgette Caponata A courgette version of the classic sweet and sour vegetable stew.

Pizza I don’t normally go in for homemade pizza, I would much rather make flatbread pizzas, so much quicker! But, dinner was left up to Pete and this is what he came up with. Very impressed I was too. He used the Jamie Oliver recipe for pizza dough (he prefers Delia’s though) and we got 4 […]

Big Mack Cakes Cheap and easy to make and SO tasty!

Swiss chard and Onion Tart I know I’ve not been posting regularly recently. Its mostly because I’ve been eating fairly mediocre food that certainly isn’t getting me excited, so I figured not many people would be either. Its amazing how quickly it is to fall into the habit of not cooking and eating rubbish food, and I’m obsessed with food! […]