Light and fluffy cheese soufflé
Put something light and fluffy on the table. (And I don’t mean the cat!) It’s much easier to make a cheese soufflé rising three inches out of the dish and a delicate golden brown on top, than it looks. Continue reading “A LIGHT AND FLUFFY DISH”
Rich and tasty
The recipe file is getting fat and disorganised, a bit like my desk at the end of a long winter, and this delicious chicken casserole presents itself, perfect for a chilly evening, while I’m looking for something quite different. Continue reading “COQ AU VIN”
Baked salmon with dill, blue spuds and buttered asparagus
Diary: Shall we dine out tonight, or dine in and save ourselves the hassle?
Recipe: Baked salmon.
Bonus feature: Abbreviations and conversions.
Cottage pie comforts the inner wimp
Recipes: Cumberland fish pie, chicken and leek pie and cottage pie.
Diary: Imagining a man cold, but a thousand times worse.
Portobello mushrooms on the built-in grill
RECIPE: Eggs Portobello, a new take on eggs, bacon and mushrooms, not your usual full English breakfast.
DIARY: A feudal jewel of an island in the English Channel.
Continue reading “EGGS PORTOBELLO”
Peach tart awaits a garden party
RECIPE: Peach tart
Ethical BLT – organic bacon, organic lettuce, organic tomato, organic bread, garlic aioli
DIARY: The pros and cons of ethical food.
RECIPES: Cooking with organic bacon and free-range eggs.
Continue reading “IS BACON ETHICAL?”
Cassandra admires the Ontario side Niagara Falls
DIARY: Travelling around Niagara looking for farm-to-table food.
RECIPE: Arctic char. Continue reading “ARCTIC CHAR”
Apples at the Spirit Tree Estate Cidery
DIARY: Driving around in the countryside, antiquing.
RECIPES: Apple crumble and apple crisp. Continue reading “CRUMBLE vs CRISP”
On Maui when the girls were very small
DIARY: Travelling to the enchanted pineapple isle of Lanai.
RECIPES: Mango delight and Grilled pineapple sundae. Continue reading “SUMMER SWEETS”
Gentlemans Portion 