Monthly Archives: October 2014

Instant chocolate orange mousse

Last night I had Figgy over for dinner and Sarah-Jane Adventures and so I made Shepherd’s Pie for the three of us. As I’ve blogged about shepherd’s pie before I’ve decided to skip past that and go straight to dessert. … Continue reading

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White loaf

On Sunday morning I fancied making some bread. I’ve been doing the same recipe quite regularly most Sunday mornings for the last few weeks and I’ve got fairly proficient, if I do say so myself. It’s a nice simple recipe … Continue reading

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Pizza

After pasta on Friday Alberto and I both decided to go for home made pizza on Saturday evening. I know that I’ve recorded my pizza recipe before but it’s always worth recording, if for no other reason than the fact … Continue reading

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Pasticcio

On Friday evening I fancied cooking a pasta bake for Alberto and I – we do love a pasta bake – and I wanted to do something a bit different so I searched around until I found this. It’s a … Continue reading

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Chicken with cashew nuts

Last night I fancied a bit of something Thai for Alberto and I and so I flicked through my cookbook A Little Taste of Thailand and found this recipe – tasty and easy so I thought I’d give it a … Continue reading

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Sausage whirls with apples, shallots and wasabi mash

Fig was over for dinner and Sarah-jane Adventures on Tuesday evening and the weather was a bit grotty and wet so I decided to cook this recipe that I got from a Sainsbury’s recipe card – it’s basically bangers and … Continue reading

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Caribbean pork stew

I’ve had this recipe, from a Sainsbury’s recipe card, hanging around for ages, meaning to get ’round to cooking it. It uses leftover roast pork and, last night, I did Alberto and I a lovely tasty pork roast and so … Continue reading

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Creamy chicken, proscuttio and cheese pasta bake

I made this for Alberto and I on Friday evening – it had been a cold, wet day and so something warming, cheesy and creamy was just the right thing. I cobbled this together out of various ‘pasta bake’ ideas … Continue reading

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Pork, apple and cider pie

On Wednesday evening I fancied cooking a pie for Alberto and I and I wanted to do new one. I searched around and found a tasty looking recipe which I adapted for dinner and served with wasabi mash, steamed spring … Continue reading

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Red roasted pork with peppered noodles

I had Phil over for dinner and Doctor Who on Monday evening (we watched the first five episodes of The Reign of Terror – episode 6 and the extras next week!) and decided to cook this lovely recipe from The … Continue reading

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