Smokey pork chilli enchilladas

by Hannah
on Wed 05 August 2015

You know those evening where you just can't decide what to have for dinner? Well, this recipe was created on one of those evenings. You wouldn't really think that kind of mood would lend itself to creativity, but with on this occassion things seemed to work out for us! A bit of browsing the inter-web didn't help so we were left pondering. We like our Mexican food but always want to push the boat out …

by Hannah
on Fri 31 July 2015

Tags: Recipe Dinner

Who doesn't love pizza? Since discovering a rather exciting and slightly different method for recreating pizza-oven pizza (see our previous post for more details), we've really branched out with toppings. Our latest combination is salami and aubergine with Lactofree cheese, a definite winner as as we're concerned!

The last pizza post will give you the recipe for our pizza dough (top tip: the longer you leave it to prove, the better it gets! We usually …

by Hannah
on Mon 27 July 2015

Tags: Recipe Frozen

We recently discovered how easy it is to make your own nut butters and, most importantly, chocolate flavoured hazlenut butter (commercially known as Nutella) at home. All this got us thinking about translating this into ice cream - well, why wouldn't you? This recipe is very similar to our mocha ice-cream (which you can find here).

Make the custard as in the mocha ice cream recipe. Then, in a bowl placed over a pan of simmering …

by Hannah
on Mon 27 July 2015

Tags: Recipe Lunch Salad

It's always a challenge to come up with interesting lunch box ideas week after week. Sandwiches just don't cut it and soup never feels right during the summer. We've been on a mission to try out new and exciting salads over the last few months and this recipe is a new favourite. We've only recently discovered bulgar wheat in the Hannah friendly kitchen (who knows why it's taken us quite so long!) but we are …

by Hannah
on Wed 15 July 2015

Tags: Frozen Recipe

So by now you should have worked out that we love making our own ice cream. This obviously works out pretty well for me, as there aren't too many choices when it comes to Hannah friendly ice cream in the supermarkets. We have occassionally (but not always successfully) dabbled in sorbets but this weekend thought we'd try out granita. Granita is slightly different to sorbet, typically it has larger ice crystals and therefore a chunkier …

by Hannah
on Tue 14 July 2015

Tags: Dinner Recipe

I haven't had fishcakes in ages and, as I was home alone this evening, I thought I'd try my hand at making some. After umm-ing and ahh-ing over whether to stick to something traditional or be a little more experimental, I settled on a Thai-themed spicy salmon fishcake. I'm pleased to say the results were incredibly tasty and I even have some leftovers to put in the freezer for another day. This recipe made 8 …

by Hannah
on Sat 11 July 2015

Tags: Soup Recipe

So we're recently back from Spain, a country of great food and fabulous wine. Our latest travels took us to the south of Spain where it's currently super hot. We like to try out new foods on holiday, especially local delicacies, and this is a special one. Salmorejo Cordobes is a thick, creamy tomato soup served cold - a bit like gazpacho, originally from Cordoba but eaten throughout Spain. It's a wonderfully refreshing treat that we …

by Hannah
on Fri 10 July 2015

Tags: Baking Recipe

We always seem to have a surplus of bananas in our fruit bowl at the end of the week (we're just a little optimistic about our fruit consumption). Fresh ideas for things to do with spare bananas are always appreciated, we have a nice banana and chocolate cake as well as a handful of smoothy recipes. This one came as a bit of a bolt out of the blue, but a welcome one! With the …

by Hannah
on Sun 05 July 2015

Tags: Dinner Recipe

This is a very special recipe for us as it was the meal we thought up for our wedding breakfast last year. We spent ages trying to come up with a dish that was fit for the occasion and suitable for all our guests, but this is it: mediterrean-stuffed chicken.

Let's start with the stuffing, blend 150g sundried tomatoes with one bunch fresh basil and add a little salt and pepper if you think it …

by Hannah
on Tue 26 May 2015

Tags: Recipe Breakfast

There's nothing like the satisfaction of a well-earned day off, and we're convinced that the breakfast you have on that day is even tastier than on other days. Just to make sure that's true, we put some extra effort into our breakfast this morning (it is the most important meal of the day afterall) as we come to the end of a five-day weekend!

Today it's pancakes - big, fluffy (not to mention lactose free) American …

by Hannah
on Sat 16 May 2015

Tags: Dinner

This one's just a quick update, barely a recipe really but we had to report back on our latest discovery. We've been experiencing a sweet potato obsession for quite a while now, we can't get enough of them; in the oven, in salads, in curries. Well, sweet potato chips have long been a part of our culinary repertoire, we decided to take it up a notch this evening and deep fry them instead. This was …

by Hannah
on Tue 12 May 2015

Tags: Recipe Dinner

You'll not find much fish on this blog, we don't tend to eat all that much of it as someone (ahem, mentioning no names..) isn't that keen. I found myself home alone for dinner the other night so my mind immediately turned to thoughts of fish for dinner. I've not made this particular dish in ages, but it's a firm favourite (with me at least) and, as a bonus, super speedy. I can't remember now …