ON THE MENU TONIGHT: Roast Pepper & Goats Cheese Bruscetta; Salmon en Croute with Rocket & Parmesan Pesto; Vanilla Cheesecakes with Berries. COR! Just look at that…what’s not to enjoy? Crisp puff pastry; a tangy pesto made from rocket, Parmesan…
Dinner a Deux 3
ON THE MENU TONIGHT: Smoked Salmon tartlets with a Parmesan crust; Pan-fried Pork Chops with Pepper Relish & Celeriac Mash; Baked Figs with Cinnamon & Honey. Now then, this is a good one. By good, I mean cheap, tasty, easy…
Dinner a Deux 2
ON THE MENU TONIGHT: Beetroot Tarte Tatin with rocket and goats cheese; Roast hake with winter ratatouille, lemon beurre blanc and fondant potato; Choca-Mocha pots This one was just yum with a capital Y. The flavours were superb together, and…
Dinner a Deux 1
ON THE MENU TONIGHT: Smoked salmon tartlets with Parmesan crust: Duck with Ginger Sauce; Cinnamon & Honey Baked Figs
#FoodyFriday April 5th
God bless Gordon. This is my new mantra. Gordon of the Ramsey variety, not the Brown one. Following much angst, persuasion and foot stamping, I am (eventually) the proud owner of Gordon’s Ultimate Cookery Course. Since watching his programme of…
#FoodyFriday March 30th
It’s been a while since I did a #FoodyFriday, due to extenuating circumstances. However, normal service has now resumed in Rubbish Manor – skiing is long gone; AlphaMale has returned from the good old US of A; and our bodily…
#FoodyFriday February 24th
Yes, I know technically the 24th of February was a Saturday, but I can hardly call this #FoodySaturday now, can I? It just doesn’t roll off the tongue in the same way. And anyway, this week was a glitch in…
#FoodyFriday February 15th
So, #FoodyFriday rolls around once more. This one was not quite how or what I’d planned, but we got there in the end. Originally it was intended to be smoked salmon mousse, some kind of fish & tarte tatin. However,…
#FoodyFriday January 25th
It’s that time again. Our weekly Date Night Dinner, where I impress my long-suffering husband with yet another marvellous meal from my ever-growing repertoire. However, this week was a shared effort. I did the starter and dessert and AlphaMale created…
#FoodyFriday January 11th
This is my new regular #FoodyFriday spot, where I shall bore you all to death with our regular Date Night Dinner a Deux feasts. Every week I have been so busy taking photos of the food I have served that…