I have a quick little recipe for you today. These tasty halloumi fries with a harissa yoghurt dipping sauce. We tried these when we went to Camden Market a while ago. Oli Baba's halloumi fries are legendary so we had to try them and we instantly fell in love … [Read more...] about Halloumi Fries with Spicy Harissa Yoghurt
Snacks
Irish Scones
In the run up to St.Patrick's Day I always try to cook up some food that reminds me of when I was a kid growing up in Ireland. I like to make Irish food for my daughter so she gets a taste of this part of her heritage. Irish Scones have always been a thing of … [Read more...] about Irish Scones
Cheese Scones with Chives & Sunflower Seeds
Cheese scones have to be the most quintessentially British of all teatime treats. As you may know we live in lovely Ely in Cambridgeshire and we have some very lovely tea shops here, with a wealth of cream teas available to try, and we have tried quite a few. … [Read more...] about Cheese Scones with Chives & Sunflower Seeds
Carrot Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
So before you say anything I know this isn't the healthiest recipe on this site, it is a cake after all, and are cakes meant to be healthy?? I'm on the fence with that one, a treat is a treat right? Anyway I wanted to share this carrot cake with you for a few … [Read more...] about Carrot Cake with Orange Cream Cheese Frosting
Feta & Sun Dried Tomato Swirls with Wild Garlic Pesto
I've been waiting for what feels like forever to make a recipe with wild garlic. Since I started this blog I have watched other food writers make lovely things using wild garlic, I'd seen all the tweets, all the Instagrams and read all the posts but I didn't … [Read more...] about Feta & Sun Dried Tomato Swirls with Wild Garlic Pesto
Irish Tea Brack
I have one teapot, it must be about 20 years old and it occasionally makes an appearance on my kitchen table. I have vague memories of buying it in Ennis Co.Clare when I lived there, it has a matching milk jug and sugar bowl and somehow they have all remained … [Read more...] about Irish Tea Brack
Irish Barmbrack
Happy Halloween! Well it's not really Halloween in our house unless there is barmbrack, we like the tea free brack for Halloween because that's what I had growing up. You will see other tea bracks claiming to be barmbrack but don't believe them they are tea … [Read more...] about Irish Barmbrack
Carrot Hummus with Chilli Seed Crackers
Snacks, they are my downfall! I try to keep them to movie night or the weekend but sometimes I fall off that wagon ;-) I have made this hummus a few times now but have neglected to share it with you, which is very unfair of me, I'm sorry. Sometimes I make … [Read more...] about Carrot Hummus with Chilli Seed Crackers
Oat, Date & Peanut Butter Power Balls
So, how are those New Year resolutions going? Was giving up sugar one of those resolutions? If so, how are those sugar cravings? Hard isn't it? I don't really do resolutions, but I am making an effort to cut back on my sugar intake, well, mainly my chocolate … [Read more...] about Oat, Date & Peanut Butter Power Balls