Autumn is here, all the delicious autumnal fruit is in the shops. Beautiful purple, blue black – any of the dark coloured plums are super-foods because of their high content of antioxidants, the most effective protectors of the heart and conveyors of amazing anticancer chemicals. A great source of Vitamins C A and K, the plums and pears together make a beautiful contrast against the … Continue reading Autumn Tarts – Plum and Pear & Apple Galettes
Simple ingredients, well cooked, nothing fancy but a lovely tasty dish. There is only one rule when cooking cabbage….don’t boil the living daylights out of it, (please). It wont be nice, the house will smell and there will be no nutrients left worth speaking of. With barely cooked cabbage, this makes a lovely evening meal. Serves 4 4 Chicken breasts skin on 1 bunch thyme … Continue reading Roast chicken with York Cabbage, Pea & Pancetta Broth
This is perfect for a last minute supper as it can be whizzed up in no time… I had over bought cabbage and since I hate throwing out veggies that have gone off, I wracked my brains and came up with this winter version of basil pesto. Considerably cheaper to make thanks to the price of cabbage and full of vitamins and minerals. The chilli … Continue reading York Cabbage and Almond Pesto
If I’m ever making a mushroom dish, I think of one of my great friends from school. We were both food mad and used to eat my brought to school packed lunch early in the morning and then I would go to her house at lunchtime where we often made mushrooms cooked in butter served with toast. I’m sure her mother was sick of the … Continue reading Med style stuffed mushrooms
A week in Portugal was a glorious end to summer – Cascais is a lovely little beach town, cobblestone alleys, nice buildings, a good food market, safe beaches with clean water and great simple food….. I lived on fish and salads for the week as well as sampled lots of the local pastries… in the name of research. Even the tinned fish come in cute … Continue reading A Fish Dish ..To capture holiday memories
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