Moroccan Spiced Lamb Shanks with Chickpeas

When I do a weekend shop and I haven’t quite decided what I want to cook sometimes I’ll go along to the supermarket, see what’s on sale or special offer and base my Sunday lunch around what I find. A great place to look for bargains is in the reduced section. A lot of meat…

Gluten-free Chocolate, Courgette & Pumpkin Seed Loaf

I’m a huge fan of vegetables and I’ve always been one to stuff as many as possible into most of my meals. It goes without saying that the trend for vegetable cakes is right up my street. All of the vegetable cakes I’ve tried making have turned out really moist and delicious and you can’t…

Apple, Cinnamon & Walnut Crumble Cake Bars

I love spending a Sunday afternoon baking up lots of sweet treats and goodies. The problem is there’s not enough people in my house to get through them all, plus I don’t want them sitting around for too long in case I eat them all, so I am that person that turns up on Monday…

Spiced Cranberry Biscuits

From the abundance of California restaurant reviews on this blog over the last month or so you may have realised that I’ve just got back from a little trip Stateside. As you can tell from my reviews I found some great places to eat and enjoyed lots of lovely food, but as lovely as it…

A Birthday Feast… Rachael’s Recipes – Slow Roast Mediterranean Lamb

This time of year Christmas isn’t the only occasion being celebrated by my family. Just a few days before is my Dad’s birthday and tradition has it that while my parents are in charge of Christmas dinner, I’m in charge of Dad’s birthday dinner. This year he requested a Greek mezze. I slow roasted a…

Pistachio & Coconut Carrot Cake

When leafing through cookbooks and food magazines I always get drawn in by the cake recipes that are a bit of a twist on the classics. As much as I love a good Victoria sponge, coffee & walnut or carrot cake, something a bit different is always a nice change. I stumbled across a scrumptious…

Thai Beef Massaman Curry

Whenever I go to a Thai restaurant, I always find it difficult to choose between my two favourites: Thai Green Curry and a Massaman Curry. I’ve made a green curry a few times now (yet to be blogged about) so I thought it was about time I gave this a go. A Massaman curry is…

Winter Spiced Biscuits with Fresh Orange Glaze

It seems the weather has taken a dramatic turn for the worse and very suddenly we have been plunged into the cold depths of winter. I’ve been bulk buying wooly jumpers and planning what I’m going to give everyone for Christmas! I’ve also started thinking about all the yummy food that comes with the winter…

Apple Crumble

Having a nice cosy weekend in, the boyfriend and I were cooking dinner for my parents and we wanted to make a nice yummy pud. What better dessert to make for a family dinner than a nice apple crumble? It’s really simple and easy. It’s one of those things that tastes amazing but you forget…

Spanakopita

Spanakopita are a traditional Greek pastry that I absolutely cannot get enough of. When my sister lived on the Greek Island of Skiathos and I was visiting I’d visit the bakery every morning for a fresh spanakopita for breakfast! I’ve seen them made into all different sorts of shapes but most commonly in a spiral….