Courgette Fritatta

If you are looking for something to do with your pumpkin see my post from last year Death of a Pumpkin
Lots of lovely courgettes still appearing in the vegebox and working at home this lunchtime Got a few eggs about to go off and heading to evil London for a few days …. [...]

Courgette and Roasted Garlic Linguine

Whenever the oven is going on with a little space I like to pop at the bottom of the oven a tray of skin-on garlic cloves , lightly drizzled in oil . Once cooled I put them in a preserving jar and cover with olive oil . The garlic cloves can be squeezed [...]

Oyster Mushroom Soup

While I was busy being distracted by gnarly looking autumn roots and manky looking Ink Caps , my weekend guest spotted a small amount of Oyster fungus growing on a stump. Braving brambles and scraping of slugs we salvaged a small amount.

It made a very tasty soup with some pak choi [...]

Normal service will be resumed shortly – Falafel

I love cooking , it relaxes me more than anything else but I have to confess there comes a time one a month for a couple of days when I become a disaster in the kitchen, I burn things , I burn myself , the food comes out viles , I burst into tears [...]

Amethyst Deceivers

Amethyst deceivers are pretty little purple things , with a scary name only because the white variety look like many other species .

You cannot mistake these purple beauties for anything else and they were growing in abundance on the Cotswold Way looking very beautiful with autumn colours , lunch with a stunning view and [...]

Warm Lentil , Butternut Squash , Goats Cheese and Pancetta Salad

I still want to eat salad but it is getting colder now , here is a warm salad for chicken , if you don’t want to eat chicken, can simply cook the lentils in water and white wine. The lentils are deliciously peppery complimented by sweet butternut squash and creamy goats cheese, carried by creamy [...]

Quick Lamb and Lentil Stew- with Spelt Bread

Ended up going back to my laptop tonight to work late , but took a therapeutic break to pound some bread , though I use the food processor to mix , pounding dough before a 25 minute prove calms me no end and also warms me up its amazing how cold you can get [...]

Lamb , Bean and Kale Stew

Its getting very cold and the vegebox delivered a whole load of kale and other greens so to ward off any anaemia whipped up this stew/soup using some a little slow baked lamb from the freezer . Doing my best Nigella Express impression as I bashed it together in a few minutes and left it [...]

Rustic Wild Mushroom , Caramalised Onion Butternut Squash and Goats Cheese Tart

Its definitely autumn there is a real chill in the air and for once I spent Sunday inside clearing out cupboards. Stunningly I have begun Christmas shopping (- thank-you Ebay ) not yet the Christmas cooking though. I never manage to shop this early but there can be no last minute gift [...]

Breakfast Blackberry Muffins

In a world of goji berries , acai berries and even the ubiquitous blueberry , for me you can’t beat blackberries and there are still a lot around . Also got a lot in the freezer so this morning feeling a bit Nigella , whipped up some muffins.

They require an hours rest after [...]