Tomato & Roasted Red Pepper Tart

As recipes go, I almost feel like this is a bit of a cop out because there’s absolutely zero skill involved but the result is absolutely scrumptious so I’m sharing it with you anyway. Puff pastry tarts make such a great midweek meal as you can buy the ready-rolled sheet, plonk a few things on…

The Trafalgar Dining Rooms

I stumbled upon the Trafalgar Dining Rooms almost a little accidentally when I had theatre tickets for The Grinning Man and needed to grab dinner somewhere nearby before the show. I did a quick search on Open Table trying to find somewhere I could have a nice meal and also be in and out within…

Vegetarian January

Spurred on by the over-indulgence of Christmas, and a desire to generally be a better person in January, I felt a little bit of a detox was in order. Veganuary is all the rage this year and I can’t log into social media without seeing or reading something about it. However, I’ve never been that…

Cheddar, Bacon & Broccoli Savoury Cupcakes

When you think of baking, usually images of Victoria Sponges, fondant fancies and colourful Battenbergs spring to mind. However, my favourite challenges on The Great British Bake Off are always when they get to make something savoury. I just find it a bit more exciting. I think it takes a little more imagination to come…

Turkey Meatballs with Greek Linguine

Today I’m posting a bit of a thrifty recipe as I re-used the leftover mixture from another recipe to develop this one. You may have seen my previous Greek Style Turkey Burgers post and these meatballs follow exactly the same recipe as those burger patties. This came about as I was just cooking for myself for a…

Mediterranean Pepper & Feta Salad

I’m a firm believer that salads are massively underrated in this country. We tend to stick to lettuce, cucumber and tomato, don’t bother to dress it and that’s it. Boring. No wonder people dismiss it as rabbit food. I’ve spent quite a bit of time over in California over the past year and my whole…

Salmon & Feta Pasta

For me, nothing make’s a better midweek dinner than a delicious bowl of pasta. It’s the ultimate fast food. It can be easy to get stuck in a rut of adding the same old ingredients over and over again though (I’m a massive pesto fiend) so I try as much as possible to mix it…

Spicy Roast Pepper & Feta Dip

At a barbecue while everyone’s arriving and the coals are being lit I always like to have a few dips and nibbles on the go to whet peoples’ appetites. I have a failsafe catalogue of dips I’ve made time and again, such as this staple tzatziki recipe, so when entertaining friends last weekend I decided to give…

Ozeri Green Earth Frying Pan Review with Bacon, Spinach & Feta Frittata

The kind people at Moderna Housewares recently sent me their Ozeri Green Earth Frying Pan to use and review so I thought, what better test for a frying pan than breakfast! I fancied something a little more substantial than an ordinary omelette and so opted for a frittata for this test. A frittata is basically…

BBQ Leftover Mediterranean Salad Lunchbox

I haven’t done a lunchbox for a little while, partly because out of laziness I’ve not been taking a packed lunch every day and have made quite a few trips to Pret/EAT at lunchtime of late, but also because when I have been making packed lunches they’ve been a bit repetitive and the same as…