March 28, 2018

The Spice of Life

  [caption id="attachment_174" align="alignleft" width="287"] Moroccan Chicken Tagine[/caption] This evening's culinary journey takes from the hot dusty desserts of north Africa, west along a perilous ocean voyage across the Atlantic…[...]

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March 20, 2018

Top it Off!

A wonderful Monday with friends needs something simple yet special to end the evening. Monday night dinner is a celebration that we have overcome the blues of the Monday Morning…[...]

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March 20, 2018

Pie in the Sky

Another Monday and another opportunity to feed good friends. One of the dishes we've shared is the meat pie. Having sampled the 'mother's' and the 'daughter's', I felt it was…[...]

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March 20, 2018

Tapas Time

A tapa is an appetizer snack in Spanish cuisine. It may be cold (such as mixed olives and cheese or hot (such as chopitos, which are battered, fried baby squid.…[...]

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March 19, 2018

S T R E S S E D…{backwards}

If you spell stressed backwards you get DESSERT! Here's a cheeky little simple dish to push the blues away. Ingredients fresh or frozen berries such as raspberries and blueberries Meringue…[...]

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March 15, 2018

Risotto Campagna

One of my favourite dishes it has to be said is Risotto which is a northern Italian rice dish cooked in a broth to a creamy consistency. The broth can…[...]

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March 14, 2018

Picnic or Takeaway

Two observations that always fascinate me is firstly, our sense of vogue for other culture's peasant food and secondly, how around the world did we adapt to store and preserve…[...]

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