Recipes & tips for filling bottomless pits
Have you been brave enough to roll the barbecue out of the shed yet this ‘summer’? Well just in case you’re contemplating it during one of the brief gaps between torrential downpours and gail force winds, I’ve created a bunch of delicious recipes over at Parentdish. There are Spiced Lamb Koftas with a yoghurty minty cucumber [...]
Today’s guest post comes from Ed Owen, the editor of DaddyBeGood, a website dedicated to fathers who want to be more involved with their kids and are looking for ideas and practical ways to enhance family life. It is written by dads, for dads. I thought it’d be good to give the guys a shout-out and [...]
Our allotment is churning out veg at the moment and it’s gathering pace by the week. The beetroots have been the highlight so far – big fat ruby beauties that we’ve really savoured. We’ve used them for healthy juices mixed with carrot, apple, celery and ginger, but also for the more indulgent brownies. But I [...]
Regular readers will know I’m a bit partial to a puff pastry tart, especially when all it requires is reaching for some ready-made ready-rolled pastry. Lazy? Me? Too right! It’s a real quickie of a meal, it takes about 30 mins to make, but still manages to feel special and luxurious so is ideal to [...]
Cauliflower is SO good for you, but its slightly sour taste and brain-like appearance can make it extremely unappealing to children. My boys adore broccoli, indeed they eat it raw, but somehow cauliflower doesn’t quite cut it. So what do I do to get them to eat it? Well I’ve hidden it in Macaroni Cheese [...]
I’m not hugely into making fancy side-dishes, it’s generally lightly blanched greens in this house. But I felt like breaking out a bit at the weekend and livening up the roast with this cracking little number. It’s super simple and would be ideal if you’re having guests over for lunch this Easter as it takes [...]
It’s friday, and if any of you are considering making a roast this weekend, how about sticking a few of these on the side? The way to my boys’ heart is definitely batter related. So I puffed my chest out with pride when these magnificent yorkshire puddings emerged from my oven. It’s something of a [...]
Family cooking is the basis of this blog, but it’s such a pleasure to break out of the mold every now and again to venture into the world of grown up cuisine. One of my resolutions for 2011 is to throw dinner parties as it’s not something I’ve done a lot of since having the [...]
I have a deep affection for all things potato. Chips, mash, roasties, baked, boiled, crisps…. mmmmmm so good! But one potato product i’ve never tried to make are rosti. The divine potato cakes originate in Switzerland where they were commonly noshed by hard-working famers for breakfast. In case you don’t know they’re made out of [...]
After an oddly warm week the chill factor definitely crept in this weekend. So I planned a weekend supper to warm the cockles and nourish my allotment workers before they headed out for firework action. My dad, aka allotment guru, was in town so we put him straight to work. The plum tree was given [...]
