This blood orange mocktail is not only extremely easy to do, but because it’s freshly squeezed, is also good for you! Mocktails don’t get any easier than this! We’re in the middle of March now, and the blood orange season here in the UK is fast drawing to a close. All our blood oranges are […]
Burrata and Blood Orange Salad
This Burrata and Blood Orange Salad is as simple as salad does. Oranges, cheese, small amount of leafy greens, simple salad dressing, and optional chia seeds – that’s all it takes. The result is a creamy, yet piquant salad just bursting with fresh, citrusy flavours. And if you throw in some basil leaves as your […]
Chinese Braised Duck Legs
These traditional Chinese braised duck legs are perfect in so many ways. It’s an easy recipe with mostly hands off cooking time and tastes better the next day. So that means it makes the perfect entertaining dish. Like any traditional recipe, this has so many versions, depending on the cook, the family and the region […]
Lemon Posset (an easy, 3-ingredient, old British Dessert)
Lemon Posset is a ridiculously easy British dessert of chilled cream, needing only 3 ingredients. It started life in the 15th, possibly 14th, century, as a restorative drink of milk curdled with alcohol. And it has long been a favourite dessert of mine because I love all things creamy. The fact that it’s mindblowingly easy […]
Homemade Oxtail Stew (it’s so much easier than you think!)
Homemade Oxtail Stew is a rich, flavoursome stew with meltingly tender, falling-off-the-bone meat that’s been slow cooked lovingly. So much better than anything shop bought! First published Jan 2012. Updated Sep 2019. Oxtail Stew has got to be one of my all time favourites, perfect in cold weather, but I’ve been known to make this […]
Smoked Salmon Salad (with Orange and Marinated Artichoke)
This smoked salmon salad is a treat for all your senses. From the colour, to the tingling, tangy and smoked flavours, your eyes and tastebuds will be thanking you for the most thrilling of rides! The big stars are the smoked salmon, marinated artichokes and fresh, zingy oranges. Then we have just a touch of […]
