Quinoa Tabouleh

    Tabouleh is a Lebanese dish that is sometimes classed as a salad, and goes by a variation of spellings – tabouleh, tabbouleh, tabouli, tabbouli (….and my spellchecker has rejected all these options). This dish is traditionally made with bulgur wheat, but you can use couscous too, and as I have discovered for the […]

Impossible Quiche (self-crusting)

    This quiche is great for taking on picnics, it keeps well in the fridge, and is nice served either cold or warm for lunches or dinners with a salad. It is also quick and economical to prepare and is what Mum calls a “throw it all in” recipe because leftovers in the fridge […]

Mum’s Impromptu Filo Pies

    This is another of Mum’s ideas where a vague notion (and no recipe at all) evolves into a very tasty meal (hence the name of the recipe). For the filling, we roasted vegetables, but this would even quicker and economical to make if you have any left over roasted vegetables in the fridge. […]

Feijoa, Apple and Almond Crumble

    Just thinking about this recipe makes my mouth water. The sugar and butter melding together in the oven, produces lovely gooey caramel edges around the dish. Mum and I looked at several MasterChef recipes for crumbles but came up with our own version and we will certainly be making this many times during […]

Baileys Chocolat Luxe Shots in Hollow Chocolate Easter Eggs

  What goes great with chocolate? More chocolate of course (and even better is alcohol disguised as chocolate). I had a bottle of Baileys limited edition Chocolate Luxe and some hollow chocolate Easter Eggs, and this is the result:     These are great for after dinner treats. You could even put the Baileys in […]