Chorizo Stuffed Partridge

So today the meal was, as usual, constructed from what I thought would work together and what we had.  Amazingly it was declared the best meal I’ve cooked in ages.  No  small accolade (I loved last night’s john dory). We had some partridge I had got excited at finding at our fishmongers – The Cheshire…

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Lime & Coriander Prawns

Part of todays homegrown harvest-I do love my garden! So today has been a day of watching sport-the olympics do this to me ever since me and my brother religiously watch as much as possible of the Atlanta game in 1996 -god we loved that theme tune embarrassingly! But to break the sport thought I better…

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Experiments!!

So I’ve been making lots of cakes this week -Strawberry & Pimm’s being my latest-in which I discovered my new favourite thing-roasted strawberries.  The make gorgeous icing! Just chop 200-400g strawberries, sprinkle with 1tbsp of caster sugar/honey and optionally tbsp Pimm’s/balsamic vinegar/orange juice/elderflower cordial etc Roast for about 30 mins 180 0C (or until shrivelled…

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Summer Frittata

So I’m officially drowning in homegrown vegetables….I know not exactly a bad problem to have!  Plus I’ve had a tough day with appointments and needed soothing food which involved minimal preparation. At least tomorrow I get to start making a fabulous celebration Strawberry & Pimms cake so nothing can look bad for long!  Just sings…

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