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Gnocchi with Pesto, Bacon and Tomatoes
This pesto gnocchi dish is a recurring favourite for Friday or Sunday night dinner in our house. For me it really is a dish made from fridge and pantry staples. I always have a packet or two of gnocchi in the cupboard, bacon in the fridge and tomatoes on the bench. And more often than […]
Hot Smoked Salmon, Zucchini & Bacon Linguine
Some nights just call for a quick and easy dinner. You know those days – it’s been a long day, you’re feeling tired and the thought of cooking is the last thing you want to do. This salmon pasta is perfect for these kinds of days. It uses hot smoked salmon, bacon & zucchini – […]
Steak & Salad
Some nights a really quick and easy dinner is all that there is energy for but you still want something tasty and a little bit healthy too. I had one of those nights not that long ago. Hubby was away for work, it had been a long day with the girls and by the time […]
Pork Belly Sliders with a Fennel Apple Slaw
Sweet, succulent pork belly – you a thing of wonder! All that delicious porkiness and sticky or crackled skin – it’s just amazing to eat. It is a versatile cut of meat that has so many uses in the kitchen, many of which will appear here over time. But for now, here is my pork […]
Zucchini & Bacon Quiche
One of my early cooking memories is helping my mother to make quiche. I remember hovering around while she cooked the bacon always hoping there would be some extra for me to steal. I’d help grate the cheese and whisk the egg mixture, guaranteed to be making more mess than was really needed! It was […]
Mustard Tart
This recipe came from a lovely French family friend many years ago. It’s been floating around in our family for close to thirty years now with my mother making it for the family and now my sisters and I all make a version of it. There is much debate between us to the layering of […]