Easy real food recipes and preserves from the heart of the home
Here we are with another rhubarb recipe. But this is a recipe to use up the left over rhubarb from out rhubarb and ginger gin. And make rhubarb and ginger gin jam. Now who wouldn’t embrace a recipe that contains gin, even if it does mean you have been living la vida rhubarb for what…
There is something just so very comforting about a good risotto. Maybe it’s the whole childhood memories of rice pudding thing. The creaminess of the rice. I don’t know and to be honest I don’t care. I just know that this chorizo and tomato risotto is the perfect comfort food. Chorizo and Tomato Risotto The…
I do love making flavoured booze and this rhubarb and ginger gin just sings of spring and tastes delicious. Rhubarb and Ginger Gin I know I’ve already shared my Simnel cake cookies for Mother’s Day and those wee tarts for the kids to make. But I thought why not share something that will really be…
With Mothering Sunday or Mother’s Day fast approaching I thought we’d do a bit of baking. Actually I thought kids could do a bit of easy baking here for their Mum. After all it is her day and it’s so nice when your children actually make something for you. These rhubarb and raspberry tarts are…
A chocolate Scotch Egg? Well why ever not. It’s a bit of frivolity, chocolate fun if you will. Oh and it tastes great too and makes a change from the usual Easter eggs. Homemade Chocolate Scotch Egg Easter is coming up and the shops are full of chocolate eggs. Well they have been since the…
Chocolate truffles are good in their own right. Now add Guinness to the mix and you have something totally amazing. Don’t you just love kitchen crafting with a bit of booze? I do. Guinness Truffles With St Patrick’s Day fast approaching I thought I’d share this fun recipe for an Irish inspired chocolate treat. What…
Read on for my recipe for simnel cake cookies Mothering Sunday is coming up. An important day for Mums to be pampered and be shown that extra bit of love and appreciation. A day for many of us to remember our Mums and hope we did show enough love and appreciation when we had them…
