We had a beautiful roast chicken last night, flavoured with lemon and fresh herbs. What to do with the leftover chicken meat? Shred it up and mix in with some more herbs from the garden, plus tomato and cheese. Saturday lunch sorted. Turn your oven on to 180°c. Start by defrosting some puff pastry and…
Portuguese chicken with roast potatoes
Roast chook and potatoes are made so much more interesting with some spicy marinade. And when you cook the chicken on top of thinly sliced potatoes, they absorb all the beautiful chicken juice, leaving them soft and delicious with crispy edges. And best of all, this is all made in one pan = minimal cleanup. Add…
Welcome to my blog!
Hi everyone, and welcome to my website! I am so excited to be getting back to blogging. I had another small food blog a few years ago when I was first married. This was before I started triathlons (which ended my first blogging career) and before kids – I had quite a bit of spare…
Date and carrot scones
Sweet? Savoury? Somewhere in between? I’m not one for hiding vegetables in dishes – but I came up with these while trying to think of an afternoon tea snack for friends, that still contained some vitamins for full of energy toddlers! There is no added sugar, the dates are quite sweet enough. Mix in some…
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New blog coming soon!