If you're an Italophile like me you don't need a lot of prompting to try these delicious chewy cookies. But when a friend just KEPT ON sharing pics of Italian sweets online and then my hairdresser offered me a freshly baked amaretti, who was I to resist? They are super quick and easy to whip [...]
This is such a handy little recipe to have in your pocket, it is healthy and delicious and a lot simpler than you might think. One large snapper to share or a smaller one per person, scaled and gutted by your fishmonger, is roasted in a hot oven with some potatoes, giving you an impressive [...]
Chicken, pear cider, and garlic butter are three of my favourite things. In fact I could write a whole post just on garlic butter and how O B S E S S E D with it I am {and thank you very much keto diet for that discovery}, but suffice to say that mushrooms on [...]
This was one of the very first recipes to be shared on my original cooking blog, and is still one that I make time and time again, whenever I have some over ripe bananas to use up. It keeps well (not that it will last that long), and is just as good without the berries. [...]
I could go on and on and on about how amazing tomatoes are, how versatile, how sublimely perfect they are when old school heirloom varieties are ripened in the Mediterranean sun, how late I was to the tomato appreciation game, and how I couldn't live without them, but I won't. Instead I'll just give you [...]
According to Wikipedia, fritule are "a festive Croatian pastry made particularly for Christmas. They resemble little doughnuts... Venetian frìtole... they are usually flavored with rum and citrus zest, containing raisins, and are topped with powdered sugar." For me they're also a whole lot more. They were one of my favourite sweet treats growing up, and [...]
Back when I first shared this recipe I was really proud of trying something new that, for so many years, was completely off my taste radar. I had no idea that it would become such a popular and frequently made meal, possibly the go-to dish when we want something hearty and full of flavour. Obviously [...]
*There was initially a bit of debate in our house as to whether this is a dip or a pate. Since you don't need a knife of any kind to cut or spread it, and since this is my blog, I'm calling it a dip. This is easily one of the most popular things I [...]
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