Category: Recipes
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Parmesan shortbreads
A couple of years ago, I was at a friend’s Christmas party and her daughter offered us some of her homemade Parmesan shortbread biscuits to go with our drinks. They were so addictively delicious, I confess that I probably ate more than my fair share. Determined to make some myself, I tracked down a couple…
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Roast belly pork on a bed of Spanish delights!
They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and that’s probably how many of the best new recipes come into being. A post-Christmas food glut, and no desire to go supermarket shopping, led to this delicious Sunday lunch invention; a belly of pork joint roasted on a Spanish inspired bed of tomatoes, PimentĂłn, chorizo,…
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Turkey (or chicken) au gratin with almonds
I bought a brilliant Christmas recipe book by Josceline Dimbleby many years ago, long before Delia, Jamie or Nigella brought a seasonal one out, and I still turn to it every year. It’s battered, stained and well-thumbed and, although some recipes and tips are a little dated by today’s standards, most are still much-loved family…
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