Baked White Chocolate & Raspberry Cheesecake
Using raspberries and white chocolate is one of my favourite combinations in any dessert. The tartness of the raspberries is a perfect match for the sweetness of the chocolate.
Continue ReadingUsing raspberries and white chocolate is one of my favourite combinations in any dessert. The tartness of the raspberries is a perfect match for the sweetness of the chocolate.
Continue ReadingLasagne is a favourite pasta for many people. It’s a very versatile dinner. You can load it up with vegetables or keep it simple and serve separately with your favourite vegetables or salad.
Continue ReadingIf you are a fan of maltesers and the malt flavour that bursts from each bite, then you will love this vanilla malt buttercream cake.
Continue ReadingThe pork sausage is nice and juicy. The mushroom sauce is lovely and creamy. The penne provides a filling addition. The mozzarella gives a beautiful baked cheesy finish.
Continue ReadingThis recipe draws it’s inspiration from the Spanish Patatas Bravas dish. This is a dish that is often served with a spicy sauce as part of a tapas menu.
Continue ReadingLemon in desserts is a favourite for many people. The sweetened citrus flavour is just so special. So lemon lovers –
Continue ReadingRisottos are great meals during the colder months. They provide hearty, tasty meals to lift your spirits during these times. However, I like Risottos all year round, and they are a fairly regular dish for us at home.
Continue ReadingI love cinnamon doughnuts, whether warm or cold, though it is hard to get warm cinnamon doughnuts nowadays. I also like doughnuts decorated with a range of other sweets or beautifully iced.
Continue ReadingGnocchi is one of my favourite forms of pasta. Mixed with a light sauce usually creates a wonderfully tasty meal. Most of the time, we boil our gnocchi in preparation for dinner.
Continue ReadingSticky date desserts are a favourite of just about everyone. We love it in both the pudding and cake form. It is usually the caramel sauce that makes it extra special and such a rich treat.
Continue ReadingPasta based dishes are a regular on our home meal schedule. We tend to have cream based sauces more often than tomato based.
Continue ReadingThis is really nice variation to the more traditional Spaghetti Bolognaise by using gnocchi as the added pasta. The mince is simmered with the added vegetables to release their flavour and combine beautifully.
Continue Reading3 layers of chocolate fudge cake, surrounded by rich, sweet caramel spread buttercream with Caramello Chocolate swirled through. Topped with a coating of chocolate sauce and drizzled with caramel sauce.
Continue ReadingCasseroles & stews are a fantastic way to turn a ‘relatively’ cheap cut of beef into a beautiful melt in your mouth dinner full of taste and flavour.
Continue ReadingPasta bakes are one of my favourite categories of food. We usually have the more traditional Italian inspired sauces and the result is usually a beautiful dish that feeds the family and keeps everyone satisfied.
Continue ReadingPasta served with a tomato, mince based sauce always provide a welcome dinner in our house. You can serve it with salad or vegetables and get a lovely tasty meal.
Continue ReadingThis is definitely a change from the standard baked or non-baked cheesecake. This dish encases the cheesecake mixture in pastry and creates a tart-like dessert.
Continue ReadingThis dish takes it’s inspiration from the Tortilla Espanola which is a traditional and signature dish of Spanish cuisine. An egg &
Continue ReadingScones are such a versatile treat. They are great for breakfast, or a Sunday brunch or a nice treat for morning or afternoon tea.
Continue ReadingThis is a wonderful variation to the more traditional oven baked lasagne. Soft, well cooked lasagne sheets are a beautiful pasta to serve with a bolognaise style sauce.
Continue ReadingA nice variation to the more traditional beef stroganoff. This dish uses chicken meatballs pan fried before being mixed with the wonderful creamy mushroom sauce.
Continue ReadingThis is a fabulous cake to cook for a special occasion. Not only does it look impressive, it tastes amazing too!!
Continue ReadingRisotto dishes are a welcome item on our home menu. They are such a comforting meal and can be mixed with a variety of ingredients.
Continue ReadingThis is a dish we have made countless times at our house. It is a real favourite when we have our family get-together dinners.
Continue ReadingThis dessert is inspired by the classic French Lemon Tart. A rich sweet dessert with a lovely burst of citrus flavour, in each mouthful, from the beautiful lemony custard.
Continue ReadingI really enjoy recipes that make use of cajun seasoning. For me, this is a perfect blend of both spice and flavour.
Continue ReadingWhen you are looking for a savoury treat for breakfast or brunch, these scrolls are a perfect choice. A wonderful combination of sun-dried tomato, bacon and cheese baked to a beautiful tasty finish.
Continue ReadingMelting moments have been made through family generations. They evoke wonderful memories every time they are made. A time honoured biscuit that is just as good now as it ever was.
Continue ReadingAre you looking for a really tasty, hearty breakfast when you just need a break from the low fat healthy option?
Continue ReadingThis is a simple, easy Thai inspired stir-fry cooked simply in the wok. The chicken is initially marinated in the sauce before being cooked in the wok.
Continue ReadingWhen you are looking for a weeknight meal that does not need a lot of effort, can be made quickly with few cooking steps, however provides a tasty result, then this is a meal you should definitely try.
This is a great variation to the wonderful cannoli ‘tube’ desserts you see in bakeries and cafes. With a baked biscuit base to provide a nice soft crunch, the cannoli filling is a beautiful mixture of mascarpone cheese, whipped cream, vanilla and cinnamon.
Honey Garlic Chicken is a really easy dish to make with very few ingredients and very little effort required. The main time is the passive wait while the chicken marinates.
Pasta bakes are a favourite in our house and this is a terrific version mixing tortellini and Italian pork sausage with the casing removed to simply use the mince.
Combining pumpkin and gnocchi is not something I have done previously, or even really thought about. They just haven’t seemed to me to be ingredients that naturally mix together.
These Orange glazed scones provide a nice cross between a biscuit and cake. They have a texture that is dense but also soft and crumbly.
This fun mash-up of chicken Parmesan and lasagne is an easy and delicious dish to prepare for your weeknight dinner. For those who love both chicken parmigiana and lasagne, this dish is a merging of both.
Pork and Cajun seasoning mix so well together. The wonderful pork flavour is simply enhanced by the seasoning. Add in vegetables and penne you have a fantastic pasta meal that the whole family can enjoy.
Chicken Tikka Masala is relatively easy to make. There are not a lot of complicated steps and the result for your efforts, I think is far superior to the store bought sauce.
Carrot cake is a classic time honoured cake with many families having a recipe handed down through the family. This 2 layer carrot cake is a beautiful moist cake, light in texture and lightly spiced with cinnamon and a hint of nutmeg.
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