Meatballs and Pasta

I have a chest freezer, and it is quite large, and because of that I have trouble filling it. When I can, I try to make  recipes ahead, or make extra then freeze some. One of my favourite make-ahead meals is meatballs. It’s a really simple recipe, and if doubled up, can keep you in…

A Salad For All Seasons

Review: A Salad For All Seasons by Harry Eastwood

Harry Eastwood was raised in France, and currently lives in Paris, but UK viewers may remember her from Channel 4’s 2007 show, Cook Yourself Thin. I have a lot of recipe books, but of them all, none are dedicated to salads. It’s not that I avoid salads as such, it’s just that I don’t make…

Iced Easter Cookies

I used the same Chocolate Sugar Cookie recipe for the Easter Cookies as I did for the Shamrocks the other day. Well… you have to have chocolate for Easter, right? I went for three different shapes – some Easter Eggs, Easter Bunnies, and some cute little Easter Chicks. Click the thumbnails below for a larger…

Hot cross Buns

Hot Cross Buns

One of the great joys of Easter is not just the abundance of chocolate, but hot cross buns. This delicious treat is great served at tea time, or for breakfast, toasted with a little butter. It is often thought that the cross on top of the bun is meant to represent the crucifixion, but these…

ShamrockSugarCookie

Chocolate Shamrock Sugar Cookies

Last weekend, I went to visit family in the Bristol area. I have a cousin who moved to Houston, Texas a few years ago when he married a delightful Texan lady. He was over for a visit, and my aunt threw a little family get-together. As this took place on March 17th, St Patrick’s Day,…

French Onion Chicken

French Onion Chicken Casserole

I got a new toy today – a Pyrex Enamel Coated Casserole dish. Now, I realise that casseroles are probably more than a winter dish but despite this being spring, the weather has been decidedly wintery lately, so I had the perfect excuse to try it out. The following dish is basically a French Onion…