This Quick Pickled Cucumber, flavoured with dill, makes a delicious accompaniment to serve with IKEA style Swedish Meatballs, cured fish, burgers and cold meats. The perfect accompaniment to Swedish meatballs Last week I shared with you my love of IKEA meatballs and my recipe for Easy IKEA Style Swedish Meatballs. In IKEA I usually have their meatballs with mashed potatoes, creamy gravy and lingonberry jam. However, when I went on holiday to Malmö in Sweden last year, and had ... continue reading...
Easy Homemade Swedish Meatballs (IKEA Copycat)
IKEA style Swedish Meatballs are so easy to make at home! My Easy Homemade Swedish Meatballs recipe can be ready in just 30 minutes… Serve with creamy gravy, mash and lingonberry jam for the full IKEA experience at home! My favourite bit about visiting IKEA Are you an IKEA lover or an IKEA hater? I am 100% an IKEA lover… (Take one look at my house and that much is obvious) I’m a big lover of their simple Scandi style furniture, the whole room set layout of their shop (I know it ... continue reading...
4 Easy Autumnal Bakes and #CookBlogShare Week 44
With wet, grey days and chilly, dark evenings - autumn is now in full swing. These 4 Easy Autumnal Bakes will make your house smell wonderful and cheer you up when the weather outside is miserable! Plus find the linky for #CookBlogShare Week 44. Productive Blogging LIVE! Well, this last month has been a REALLY GOOD one with not ONE but TWO big events! The first was Productive Blogging LIVE – my first foray into the world of blog conferences. I’ve been talking about and ... continue reading...
Easy One Pot Sausage Casserole
Quick, easy and very tasty, this Easy One Pot Sausage Casserole is guaranteed to be a real crowdpleaser! Serve with mounds of buttery mash or steamed white rice for a comfort food classic. A comfort food classic As the weather gets chillier and the nights draw in, I find myself craving all my comfort food favourites: stews, hotpots, curries, pasta bakes, roasts and more. But one dish for me really epitomises comfort food at its finest and that’s the humble sausage ... continue reading...
Pressure Cooker Spaghetti Bolognese
Want that slow cooked spaghetti bolognese taste but in a fraction of the time? Then you need to try my Pressure Cooker Spaghetti Bolognese – gorgeous depth of flavour and melt in the mouth texture… but done in just 30 minutes! Slow cooked flavour but FAST! I just LOVE slow cooked food – don’t you? That long slow cooking time works some kind of crazy magic on food… the flavours mix and mingle in a way that gives so much extra depth and deliciousness. And the texture of even the ... continue reading...
4 Tomato-tastic Recipes and #CookBlogShare Week 39
Tomatoes are fantastic: packed with antioxidants, vitamins and potassium, not to mention super versatile! Celebrate this nutritional powerhouse with these 4 tomato-tastic recipes, plus find the linky for #CookBlogShare Week 39! Busy, busy, busy! Phew – life is BUSY right now. But good busy! Do you find that? I have so many good things going on right now, I just wish there was more time to do them in! The thing taking up most of my time right now is Productive Blogging LIVE! ... continue reading...
Easy Spanish Chicken Stew
Packed full of flavour, this Spanish Chicken Stew is quick and easy enough for a busy midweek evening, but delicious enough for a weekend - or even a dinner party! Serve with rice, mashed potatoes or crusty bread. Hooray for the return of autumn food! The weather is turning chillier here in Sussex and, whilst I am sad that summer seems to be well and truly over… I am happy that this means I can begin to indulge in autumn/winter food again. Autumn/winter food is definitely my ... continue reading...
28 Easy Peasy One Pot Recipes
Quick and easy to make and only one pan to wash up - hooray! These 28 Easy Peasy One Pot Recipes are perfect for busy weeknight evenings... or any time when you want less mess and less stress! 15 Easy One Pot Recipes In case you hadn't noticed, I am a HUGE fan of one pot recipes! They are quick and easy to make, the flavours all meld together wonderfully in the pan - making it all taste even better than the sum of its parts and best of all, only one pot to wash up, ... continue reading...
4 Fabulously Fruity Desserts and #CookBlogShare Week 35
Celebrate the end of summer with these 4 Fabulously Fruity Desserts. Plus find the linky for #CookBlogShare Week 35! I can’t believe it’s nearly the end of summer already! Our family holiday has been and gone (more about that below), the kids are going back to school next week, the evenings are already starting to get darker that little bit earlier and there’s a new series of The Great British Bake Off on telly! August has been a pretty quiet month on both my blogs as I ... continue reading...
Welsh Lamb Paella (Paella de Cordero)
Who says paella has to be made with chicken or seafood? Shake up your midweek meals routine with this quick and easy WELSH LAMB Paella! Discovering Welsh Lamb A few weeks ago, I was invited on a fabulous foodie trip to Wales, as a guest of PGI Welsh Lamb, to discover just what makes Welsh lamb so special. Our trip kicked off with a trip to a local butcher, Hugh Phillips, where we watched Dai – a butcher of 15 years’ experience – expertly turn a lamb carcass into a whole ... continue reading...
Harissa Spiced Cauliflower Steaks with Herby Green Lentils (Vegan)
Naturally low calorie and vegan, these Harissa Spiced Cauliflower Steaks with Herby Green Lentils are packed full of flavour and ready in under 30 minutes. Harissa Spiced Cauliflower Steaks with Herby Green Lentils Chunky Cauliflower Steaks, coated in a delicious harissa marinade and roasted until lightly charred, sat atop a generous mound of green lentils flavoured with mint, parsley lemon juice and olive oil, and finished with an attractive scattering of pomegranate seeds… it’s the ... continue reading...
4 Easy Recipes with Fresh Herbs and #CookBlogShare Week 31
Be inspired to make the most of fresh herbs this summer with these 4 easy recipes with fresh herbs, showcasing basil, tarragon, parsley, mint and more… Plus find the linky for #CookBlogShare Week 31. How is it the end of July already? The months are really whizzing by at the moment! July has been a good month – lots of fun end of term stuff with the kids, the start of the summer holidays – including lots of cooking and baking fun, and best of all… my daughter’s cast finally ... continue reading...
