Pizza with chilli-garlic prawns

by Hannah
on Wed 01 June 2016

Friday night is firmly pizza night in our house. Maybe not every week, but any Friday when we're struggling to come up with a plan for dinner, there's a good chance we'll end up having pizza. This is clearly not a problem (who doesn't love pizza, especially on a Friday??) but does mean we're always on the look-out for tasty meat-free pizza toppings (just a point on definitions, fish is not meat on Fridays). Anyway …

by Hannah
on Fri 09 October 2015

Tags: Recipe Dinner

There is a slight risk that our little blog will descend into an exclusively pizza and ice-cream affair, hold on... what's wrong with that exactly?! We've been experimenting with lots of new flavours and combinations on both fronts recently, and generally having an excellent time doing so! This Friday night was no exception with a delightful new veggie pizza as a result. The added bonus of this week's experiment was that we used some leftover …

by Hannah
on Sun 20 September 2015

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So you've make your gnocchi. Now what to do with them? The good new is, there's plenty of options!

We were feeling more experimental so thought have created a nice baked version using roasted butternut squash, spinach, and sundried tomatoes. Comfort food at its best, and nicely autumnal now that the nights are drawing in. This version serves two with a small amount leftover for lunch the next day (not really enough for two lunches …

by Hannah
on Tue 08 September 2015

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I had another evening to myself recently so, as has become the norm, I did some experimenting with fish. It's only me who likes seafood in this house so I have to take my opportunities when I get them! This time it was a spicy prawn and aubergine stir fry inspired by a number of different dishes including a pork and aubergine hot pot I tried recently at a tasty Chinese restaurant and something an …

by Hannah
on Sun 16 August 2015

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This one is a classic. I've been making this for more years than I care to remember. Even when back in my mother's kitchen (my love of cooking goes that far back!) this was a standard when people came round for dinner. This dish works particularly well for feeding a crowd, and, with a nice serving dish you can bring it straight to the table and let people help themselves - definitely my favourite kind of …

by Hannah
on Fri 14 August 2015

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So by now you probably know how much we love pizza. I mean, we really love pizza. Our latest pizza was a bit of an experiment. Now, one of the best pizza toppings without doubt has to be egg; the taste, the texture, the gooey runny yoke - there's just nothing better! So the obvious choice was pizza fiorentina, a wonderful combination of spinach, cheese and, best of all, egg. We were a little concerned that …

by Hannah
on Wed 05 August 2015

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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

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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 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 Sun 05 July 2015

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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 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 …