Moules à la Créme
Mussels are a Friday night staple in our house, they’re such good value and sustainable too. We find a creamy, garlicky sauce hard to resist. You will need some fries or crusty bread to go alongside....
View ArticleScallops with Green Peppercorns & Garlic
This really is just the most delicious treat; the perfect beginning of a meal for 2. You will need bread! Wine Suggestion: an excellent match for a well made Chardonnay with deftly handled oak. Without...
View ArticleGreen Spaghetti Sauce
Yummy sauce for using up leftover pesto and perfect for mid-week. Green Spaghetti Sauce – serrves 4 400g spaghetti 100g baby spinach 140g frozen peas a small bunch of basil, leaves picked 3 tbsp green...
View ArticleCreamy Pork & Pears
As I type I realise that we’re cooking with fruit more than we usually do. Perhaps Autumn is always like this. This super simple dish is good for mid-week. Serve with greens and potatoes or just some...
View ArticleCapellini with Lemon
Adapted from Claudia Roden’s Tagliolini with lemons, but as we couldn’t find this pasta chose another thin version with great success. Perfect for lunch or in small portions for a starter. Wine...
View ArticleNorwegian Fish Chowder
A lovely fiskesuppe with delicate flavours and delicious chunks of seafood. You can use whatever mix of fish and shellfish you like, clams would be nice. Serve with lots of steamed potatoes. Wine...
View ArticleOrlaith’s Strawberry Cake
We made this on a rainy Sunday last year in an effort to entertain Orlaith for a while. It’s light and buttery, and easy enough for little helpers. You will need 2 x 20 cm round sandwich tins....
View ArticleBarbecued Pork Ribeye Steaks with Mushroom & Tarragon Sauce
Pork ribeyes are a bit of revelation for us but they’re excellent on the barbecue and also good value. You cook them low and slow first, then a fast sear at the end. This will give you tender meat with...
View ArticleBeef Stroganoff
Jules’ Mum makes this all the time and serves it with home-made chips. We almost always cook it when we’re camping in France as it all cooks in the one pan and you can easily find all the ingredients....
View ArticleMussel, Bacon & Leek Soup
This is all you need with some fresh bread and butter. The simple things are the best. Wine Suggestion: For a wine to work with this dish you need to balance a crisp, acidity to cut through the cream,...
View ArticleChicken and Courgettes with Creamy Mushroom and Tarragon Sauce
It’s courgettes from now on in our house as we have them growing in our little garden and can hardly eat them fast enough. This dish is simple but really delicious – highly recommended. Serve with rice...
View ArticleRigatoni with Tomato, Cream and Pesto
We love a pasta dish with just a few ingredients and this one is light and fresh and conveniently uses tinned tomatoes. Wine Suggestion: Despite the cream which may suggest an oaked white, this...
View ArticleMussels with Fennel & Tarragon
Mussels are cheap and plentiful and they’re one of the few food items that haven’t increased in price. We should all be eating this fabulous local resource. This recipe is just delicious. Wine...
View ArticleSpaghetti with Creamy Lemon Sauce
We love a lemon spaghetti and it’s our go to dish when there’s nothing for lunch. This one has cream because we had some lurking in the fridge from another dish. Spaghetti with creamy lemon sauce –...
View ArticleLemon Sole with Basil & Tomato Sauce
This fish dish feels a bit special but is very easy to make. Serve on buttered spinach and with steamed potatoes. Wine Suggestion: from our recent trip to the Loire we opened the superlative Domaine de...
View ArticleLife-saving Creamy Pancetta & Parmesan Pasta
A dish for when you arrive home tired from work and realise you have almost nothing in the cupboard to eat … except pasta, a lurking packet of pancetta and a block of parmesan (a staple in our most...
View ArticleCasarecce with Chicken, Pancetta, Peas & Cream
This is a great dish for some leftover roast chicken. Wine Suggestion: This is great with a fun Chardonnay like from Domaine Gayda’s Sphere range. Serious, but light hearted and with a fresh,...
View ArticlePlaice with Creamy Mushroom Sauce
We are still a bit apprehensive when cooking fish and shy away from the simple methods that require last minute cooking. We shouldn’t do this as they tend to be the dishes that show the fish at its...
View ArticleMussels with Leeks, Bacon & Cider
Mussels are our favourite Friday night treat and they taste amazing with this creamy leek and cider sauce. You will need a top quality baguette on the side. Wine suggestion: we’re just loving Domaine...
View ArticleCheese & Onion Tart
Our new year’s resolution is to make more tarts and conquer our pastry fear which is largely due to lack of practice. We’ve started with this tart filled with melting onions and cheese. Serve with a...
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