my not so everyday cooking

Another Autumn/Winter meal … I really should stop cooking these in Summer! But as always, whenever I have bad day, I just need to distract myself, so into the kitchen I go and bury myself in the…

A nice, basic and heartily satisfying meal great for a winter’s night. Brought up out of my scraps of paper for Jack who had some chicken breast and wanted “something savory and Italian tasting” to…

Based on and inspired by some great versions of ratatouille niçoise, I tried to recreate those strong flavours of the stewed vegetables while also adding a few extra complimentary touches that both…

As with all great Italian recipes, there is often a name that is associated with a meal that is made in a hundred different ways across the country.
Each region adds it’s own unique spin to the…

Oh, is there anything more wonderful than biting into an ameretto biscuit? The scent and flavour of that rich bitter-sweet almond hitting your senses and mingling with those from the freshly roasted…

Thanks to some heavy insomnia and a bout of “oooh, ooooh” ideas, I’ve already got this weekend’s Saturday menu set. I’ve been messing around with the recipes and the set of ingredients for all three…