pasta alfredo

Fresh pasta, alfredo sauce with baby spinach, grilled chicken .. satisfying comfort food xx

zucchini and spinach lasagna

I use shaved Zucchini and baby spinach as a easy way of squeezing in a few more servings of vegetables into one of my favourite winter meals.

Breakfast stack

I love anything with bacon in it, must be one of my favourite things in the world ! I had some left over mash from last night so I made my own hash brown using this. Like a meat patty I made a firm ball and flattened it in a hot pan. I always cook bacon in the oven because its easier to get it perfectly crisp- not too crunchy and not too soft. Poached eggs are fairly simple and straight forward long as you have vinegar ! I personally found that having vinegar in the water made a huge difference and you also want to crack the egg into the pot/pan like a big blop and not a slow drizzle.

Hash goes on the plate first, bacon and then the egg, I topped mine with some left over corn, avocado and fresh tomato cubes. When you start digging in , it just becomes a big hot mess, a nice and easy way to start a gloomy rainy day !

Pesto chicken wrapped with bacon on a risotto base

This is one of my favourite meals for winter. I coat chicken breast strips in pesto and wrap streaky bacon around it. In the oven it goes for about 20-30 min while I cook the risotto. Risotto is straight forward with garlic and arborio rice in the pan with some olive oil for about 2 mins, slowly add chicken stock , stirring as you go until the rice is cooked. Don't forget to season as you go, I use chicken salt for added flavour. Once the risotto and chicken are cooked dish up and sprinkle some parmesan cheese and diced chives .

Cupcakes for Beccy

I went a bit crazy with making these cupcakes colourful....Cupcakes with 100's and 1000's (which made a huge mess!).... cupcakes with Cadbury Creme eggs (for Easter) , cupcakes with Toblerone... and cupcakes with M&M's.... its a cupcake party xxx

sunday lamb

I would normally use racks of lamb for this dish but we had a leg of lamb in the freezer so roasted that instead. Sear the lamb in a pan first and keep the juices to then mix with balsamic vinegar, red wine, honey and beef stock, boil and reduce. The lamb is served on a sweet potato mash mixed with plenty of butter, fennel and finely chopped rosemary, topped with steamed green vegetables. Roast the lamb how you like it (i like mine quite rare) and top it with the sauce (which you can add corn flour if you prefer it thicker).
Preparing this dish takes all of half an hour - qnother quick, easy and delicious meal!!

roast vege orzo

Orzo is my fav pasta!! Toss anything you want with it and you've got a quick and easy meal. I make mine with roast sweet potato, pumpkin, peppers, courgettes and beetroot. Add it all to the cooked orzo with some toasted pine nuts, crumbled feta and rocket leaves, and dress with olive oil, lemon juice and salt and pepper.