Classic British Potted Shrimp
A Tudor classic that won over Ian Fleming and James Bond: tiny shrimp sealed under golden spiced butter, made for warm toast.
Cruffin
Baked like a muffin, flaky like a croissant and tastes like a cinnamon roll. Puff pastry rolled with butter, cinnamon and sugar: light, flaky and delicious.
Baked Paratha Omelette
Flaky paratha baked over onions, peppers, cilantro, cheese and an egg, then flipped onto a plate, golden and crisp. Mr. S says he could eat this every day!
frozen raspberry parfait
When it comes to making easy desserts, I’m all in. A typical parfait consists of cream, eggs, and sugar (cooked like a custard) then layered with fruit and granola. It’s easily adapted to suit your own tastes. This parfait recipe wanders off the beaten path by using cottage cheese. Yes, you read correctly. Cottage cheese…
pasta al limone
If you enjoy a light and fresh pasta sauce, then this is a recipe for you! Pasta al limone is easy to make and by the time it takes for the pasta to cook, dinner is served. Combining lemon with pasta isn’t something new for yours truly. But, this is the first time I ever…
spicy greek feta dip (tirokafteri)
Feta is a staple in our kitchen; it’s so versatile. This whipped feta dip can be as hot and spicy as your taste buds can handle, or tone it down and omit the chili peppers. Either way, this creamy dip will be a hit at your next social gathering. As with most Greek dishes, recipes…
lemon paste
If you have heard of or used preserved lemons, then you are in for a treat! I use lemons on a regular basis but when I found out I could use the spent lemons to make lemon paste, I was all in. How to use it, you ask? Lemon paste can be added to marinades,…
Brookies
Part brownie, part cookie. What do you get when you top a layer of brownie batter with a layer of chocolate chip cookie dough? Brookies.
homemade ranch dressing
Hi there. It’s been a while since I last posted. Four weeks ago today I broke my wrist (dominant hand) or as the orthopedic surgeon so delicately said, “I obliterated it”. He said he’ll put it back together with a plate, screws, and protect it with a cast for six weeks. This has pretty much…
stromboli
Pizza night just became a bit more interesting. Stromboli is an Italian-American dish that originated in Philadelphia in the 1950s. Restaurant owner, Nazzareno Romano, started selling rolled-up pizza dough filled with ham, cheese, and peppers. It is a pizza derivative and named after the Italian Isle of Stromboli. This rolled pizza is the bee’s knees!
carrot cake with whipped cream cheese
The popularity of carrot cake was revived in the United Kingdom because of the rationing during World War II and also because of the promotion of carrots’ consumption operated by the government. According to National Today, many historians believe the cake originated in the Middle Ages when sugar and other sweeteners were scarce (carrots were…
Homemade Irish Cream
It had been years since my last sip of Irish cream, and this after-dinner favourite brought it all back.
Pastitsio (Greek Lasagna)
A Greek-style lasagna with roots in 16th-century Italy. Cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg in the meat sauce are what make it come alive.