I like food. I like eating food; I like sharing food; and I like cooking food: for myself, for my family and friends, for anyone who will come share it with me. I like cooking new foods and recipes; I like cooking old familiar favourites; and I like putting new twists on old recipes and finding new things to do with known ingredients. This is a record of some experiments and experiences. Enjoy!

Feb 24

Stuffed Mushrooms on a Risotto Bed

Hubby used most of a chicken making pho this weekend, which naturally generated rather a lot of nice, rich chicken stock. What else to do...

Feb 6

Tomato and Cheese Savoury Bread Pudding (of sorts) or Pizza Bread

We went up to my parents' for the weekend last week, and neither Hubby nor I managed to remember to bring the bread from the bread box....

Oct 14, 2021

Sweet Potato and Chanterelle Risotto

My parents' neighbour gave me a massive basket of freshly picked chanterelles, and sweet potatoes were on sale again, so this naturally...

Oct 10, 2021

Autumn Crêpes with pumpkin and fresh cheese

One of the rare days we didn't have soup for lunch, it was sunny and warm in the sunshine, but there was a nip in the shade with autumn...

Oct 3, 2021

Courgette and Apple Rösti with Chanterelles

I don't think I've made rösti since last year when my Non-Traditional 6 Veg Rösti was my first post on here when I started the blog. I...

Sep 26, 2021

Chanterelles Spätzli

With lots of fresh chanterelles available (they still have moss on them at the grocery store) and autumn coming on, something warm and...

Sep 2, 2021

Onions with Barley and Creamy Chanterelles

The neighbour gave us a basket of chanterelles, and trying to decide what to do with them, a recipe we tried a few years ago came to...

Aug 22, 2021

Croûte aux Chanterelles

Baskets of chanterelles are available in the store again! This is very important news, which is why I'm bothering telling you so. One of...

Mar 18, 2021

Mushroom Sauce over Mash and a Poached Egg

I wanted to make a mushroom sauce today - preferably with a bunch of different mushrooms. Sadly, all we could find were white or brown...

Feb 16, 2021

Easy Light Lunches: 7 Savoury Tart Ideas

As I may have mentioned a couple of times, we love light lunches, with a more substantial meal in the evening. Lunch therefore often...

Sep 24, 2020

Pumpkin and Chanterelle Risotto

Day 37 of The Challenge (I lied. We cooked tonight rather than eating leftovers before leaving on our trip). We roasted the last of our...

Sep 20, 2020

Chanterelle Tart

As mentioned in Day 34 of The Challenge Mushroom season is here now too! (I know, so many seasons... plums, pumpkins and now mushrooms,...

Sep 14, 2020

Cauliflower Carbonara

As mentioned in Day 23 of The Challenge The concept of using cauliflower in such a way is one I was introduced to relatively recently. It...

Aug 31, 2020

Savoury Crêpes

As mentioned in Day 8 of The Challenge Savoury crêpes can have any range of fillings. Dead simple to make (if you have the right pan,...

Aug 22, 2020

Bat-Wing Ramen

As mentioned in Day 6 of the Challenge Courtesy of my husband who had complained about not having time to cook recently and said that he...

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