Sometimes in life it's the simple things that are best. This is especially true of food I think. Like a really good grilled cheese sandwich or the perfectly poached egg, simple things can be amazing. The recipe I have for you today is simple, but it is one of ...
Desserts
Cinnamon Dutch Baby Pancake
Pancake day has to be the most fun foodie day; we have had great nights flipping pancakes with our girl, and we've never missed one single pancake day yet! We've had pancakes hit the ceiling, land on the floor or worse still burn to a crisp. But those were the ...
Rhubarb & Ginger Tarts with Pistachios
Valentine's day is nigh, whether you love it or hate it's pretty hard to get through the 14th of February and not notice it, it's an in your face kind of day isn't it? I mean all the stores are bursting to the rafters with flowers, cards and all sorts of tacky ...
Black Cherry Chocolate Brownies
The other day when I was writing up the pomegranate chicken recipe I realised that this little old blog is now two years old. It almost passed by without notice, another blogiversary! I can't believe that it's been two whole years since I hit publish on my ...
Irish Apple Tart
We are bombarded with information about food these days, especially in the news. Food, we are told can either kill us or cure us. One week we are told we can eat butter the next week we can't. But food has always had another purpose, a real down to earth ...
Apple & Blackberry Crumble
What do you do when someone gives you a kilo of apples straight from their garden? You run home and make an apple & blackberry crumble of course! I love it when friends give me food or home grown produce, it's especially meaningful to me as I'm not very ...
Rhubarb & Ginger Oat Crumble
So here we are, my 100th post! Not quite 100 recipes as I think one post was a round up! I didn't really think I would get this far to be honest, I didn't think I had nearly 100 recipes in me! So I think a little celebration is in order. A celebration in the ...
Lemon, Pistachio & Raspberry Dessert
Ok all you sweet toothed dessert lovers, this is for you! This is hands down the most requested dessert I get asked to make by my family, lemon, pistachio & raspberry dessert, it really hits the sweet spot for everyone, especially my daughter. I don't ...
Baked Apples
So I promised you some treats, and here you go, these baked apples are really tasty and make for a nice healthy dessert. Filled with Christmas spices, cinnamon, nutmeg and sweet pecans, crunchy walnuts and pumpkin seeds mixed in a little brown sugar and topped ...