Home is where the Hearth is

Grey stormy days and longer darker windswept wet nights affect us all. As much as I enjoy the cold crispness of a late Autumn or mid-Winter morning, when the sun…

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It’s still all Greek to me

One of my favourite dishes I enjoy at my friend Nik the Greek’s restaurant is the beef stifado. Nikos has mentioned before that he uses recipes handed down within his…

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Pour Madeleine

I was recently looking for an easy and quick recipe to make some comfort cakes with a high yield. One of the better kitchen gadgets I use is the Tefal…

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If I knew you were coming, I would have baked a cake

If you’re a certain age then you’ll have a song ringing in your ears. I’m too young to know the original but I think its a left over memory from…

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Cajun Salmon Tortilla

There are quite a few chefs whose food I have either enjoyed or have inspired me to cook their recipes. On the eating side, Paul at Marzano's Caffe in Llanelli,…

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Tarta del Casa

I find it funny when scanning menus, finding the variations on the pie fitted with a potato roof. If it’s meat I have sampled everything from cottage to mansion; even…

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Russian to make Dinner?

I have a passion for Spanish cuisine and whilst on my culinary odyssey, I discovered something which initially surprised me, but upon reflection, made perfect sense; a Spanish kitchen relies…

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