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Crispy Pork and Pineapple Bowls recipe I’m definitely in the yes please camp when it comes to adding fruit to a savoury dish. Pineapple on a pizza, pork and apricots, lemon chicken, I love them all. I know the whole fruit/meat concept is a little on the 70’s side, but these Crispy Pork and Pineapple…
Date and Pecan Loaf recipe It’s that time of the year when I just fancy a big slice of buttered cake. We’re done with salads and summer berries, autumn is all about comfort. This Date and Pecan Loaf is a childhood favourite, adapted to suit my grown up tastes and what I had in my…
Smith and Wesson cocktail recipe This is an oddly named cocktail for a birthday, I know, but when I saw this Smith and Wesson it screamed Happy Birthday Clyde. No, he’s not a big fan of guns, but he is a huge fan of creamy cocktails and this one’s an absolute beauty. Espresso Martinis, Pina…
Pink Flamingo Cocktail Recipe I love preparing my Friday cocktail posts. They are mostly an excuse to drink on a Sunday afternoon when I make and photograph these. I try to tailor my offerings around seasonal events or happenings but sometimes it’s just what I fancy drinking at the time. I do love a rum and…
Mini Egg Cornflake Rocky Road recipe There’s nothing I love more than a chocolate easter nest featuring cereal slathered in syrup and chocolate. Sadly, as a 50 year old woman with grown up sons, making myself chocolate nests just doesn’t seem right. Gone are the days of making the nests with George’s nursery class while…
Chocolate with Almonds, Cherries and Sea Salt Recipe Instead of being a slow month of quiet contemplation and abstinence, we have been quite the party animals this January. We have had a couple of friends to stay and been out almost every weekend so have hardly been sat on our arses nibbling kale. With February…
Quick Luscious Lemon Mousse Recipe Condensed milk is a really underrated ingredient. It’s been a total lockdown winner for me for ice cream in particular but now, for this Quick Luscious Lemon Mousse too. It’s a great storecupboard standby, and if the super markets have sold out, our local newsagent has a plentiful supply. Just…
