This morning it was raining - tipping it down. A soggy July, hot on the heels of one of the wettest Junes on record! Then this afternoo...

Another Brunch Recipe It appears that of late I'm writing a lot of brunch recipes. Maybe that seems more romantic than calling them ligh...

My favourite pasta dish of all time So yes Carbonara is my favourite pasta dish of all time. I've been making it for years. Every so ...

Today is Tuesday Some confusion arose this morning as to - firstly what day of the week it was and then subsequently - was this pancake T...

Irish Foodies Cookalong Love, love, love So long I have tried and failed to participate in an Irish Foodies cookalong. Today I have succe...

Chorizo & Potato Waffle Hash So the first post we ever made was the Waffle Omelette. At the time I wasn’t sure about having a blog, ...

Ah lovely background with mini - accordian and pack of fags! Ingredients 6 egg white 12oz caster sugar 4 oz ground hazelnuts 6oz drie...

Cake is gonna get you! Here's Cake-ie! My mum has been making this cake ever since I can remember - I think she got the recipe from ...

Bananas ! I used to play in a band - where I met my boyfriend and the lovely Jane and Andy. There was a song that had a strange stop in it ...

Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner This is a traditional english breakfast dish but I just ate it for dinner and it hit the spot nicely! There is n...

Guest Chef no.5 - Jane Fitzgerald Jane Fitzgerald is a mutual friend of both Lola and mine - we met her on the first day of college ...

Viva Mexico! Apparently Mexico are doing pretty well in the World Cup right now... I have managed to not watch a single matc...

Lest I forget (completely)  My photo archives show me some very tasty dishes I have cooked over the last year - but due to circumstances...

Triple Pork Breakfast Well it's not a fry - which is the traditional way of eating three types of pork first thing in the morning, ...

Twice Baked Bread I saw this recipe mid-week and just knew I had to make it. One of my favorite things is bread and butter pudding , and...

Very Full Tart - by Yotam Ottolenghi Yotam Ottolenghi write the 'new vegetarian' in the Observer on Sunday, I love his recipes, ...

15 minute miracle For shame out lack of blogging of late, due largely to the good weather and gardening I have 5 minutes in which to recoun...

Spring is here! So, I was sick all last week and feeling very sorry for myself. My wonderful mother thought she needed to perform some rea...

My Secret Shame After a hard days work in the garden, I decided have a nice relaxing bath. As the bath ran my mind turned to dinner, I had...

Refined pie When feeding 14, a big beef pie is all very well, but we were aware that there would be more sensitive ladies present. So for ...