These fruit puff pastry tarts are my absolute everyday go-to, when I have no time, but my brain is “Oooh, perhaps we might like some dessert?” Very much like Homer Simpson’s: “Mmmmm, pie????” Don’t judge me – yes, another puff…
Stolen Green Vegetable Tortellini Salad
When I was a kid, the only tortellini I ate were floating in a bowl of barszcz (beetroot soup). They were a chewy-slurpy dumpling in a wonderfully sweet and sour concoction, and with a dollop of sour cream … even…
Cheeky Tinned Fruit Pineapple Salsa
Fresh pineapple is summer holidays, and lazy days, and cocktails, and moonlit nights, and pina colada, and getting caught in the rain. Not to mention, there’s something saucy about salsa. But I’m not even pretending I used fresh pineapple! 😂…
Blast From the Past Shepherd’s Pie
This blast for the past kitchen is the type I associate with shepherd’s pie, also a blast from the past! Is it the same for you? Or do you think of a different era? The kitchen/dining room I grew up…
A Sweetener Chocolate Caramel Slice
You could bribe the Pope with this chocolate caramel slice. Rich, gooey, satisfying. Completely balanced between the shortbread biscuit base (dessicated coconut👩🍳 😘!), caramel, and dark chocolate. I’ve seen some skinny caramel slices, and they look forlorn and wanting, but…
Red Wine Beef Onion Stew
Confession: I feel quite pleased with myself when I see containers of stews and soups lined up in the freezer. It’s my “acts of service” love language, looking after the people I love, making sure there’s always something that can…
