{Recipe} Curried Carrot and Squash Soup

{Recipe} Curried Carrot and Squash Soup

Give me squash soup any day.  It can be any kind of squash, I’m not fussy.  It’s one of my most favourite soups to make and it can be made beautifully with only stock and roasted squash.  Let’s face it squash has a lot going for it.  It tastes...
Chocolate and Jalapeno Turkey Chilli

Chocolate and Jalapeno Turkey Chilli

Oh this recipe is so good!  I could go on singing it’s praises, but I won’t – the pictures say everything and so much more. I think chilli has to be one of my favourite winter foods.  Hot. Warm spices. Comforting.  Everything that you need from your...

Favourite recipes from 2013

I’ve been looking back over my past posts recently and have spotted so many recipes that I have created from scratch that I’m really pleased with.  Evidently I was feeling very inspired and creative in the kitchen last year as I blogged a whole range of different...

Baked apples with ginger and orange with Flora pro.activ

A few weeks ago I was sent an amazing hamper from Flora pro.activ full of ingredients and a recipe card to make baked apples with ginger and orange.  Here’s how I did: I was really surprised by how easy this was to cook.  Once the core of the apple was taken...
Garlic and Herb Prawn Salad

Garlic and Herb Prawn Salad

I think that it’s a given that I love my salads and they are a staple food all year round.  A simple mix of ingredients can create something so healthy and delicious in a flash.  When making lunch a couple of weekends ago I wanted something a little bit...

Edible Gifts: Pomegranate, Pistachio & Pretzel Bark

I’m not sure about you but I find handmade gifts far more personal than shop bought ones.  Time, effort and tender love and care that has gone into handcrafting a gift really makes the receiver appreciate it that bit more.  My form of handmade gift is always...