The Spice of Life
This evening's culinary journey takes from the hot dusty desserts of north Africa, west along a perilous ocean voyage across the Atlantic to the New World. For main's…
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…
Ready for the table
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…
Tapas
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.…
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…
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…
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…