I think I’ve made it quite clear that I completely and utterly heart breakfast. But you know, I’m not the type of girl who can eat eggs and hollandaise sauce every morning, especially when we’re officially in bikini season.
Yeah..I’m one of those girls that eats a modest bowl of muesli most days – what a bore.
However, muesli in a pancake? Amazing life choice. Continue reading
Something quite exciting happened on Friday. I sat the final exam for my degree, the climax of three years of hard work, and in my case a lot of frustration.
I am ecstatic. I feel like Roger Daltrey.
However, now I need to find a job and make life plans – scary stuff. A hearty breakfast will help me on my way. Continue reading
For a fair amount of time my Italian teacher Fede had been asking me to make her a crostata, using the same shortcrust pastry that I use for my mince pies. Then a couple of weeks ago she handed me a gorgeous jar of blueberry jam for the filling, prompting me to get to work in the kitchen (a sign of patience wearing thin perhaps after months of promises and no delivery!).
I’d never made a crostata before, although the concept was simple – pastry filled with jam, caged in with pastry in a lattice design on top. I could totally do that. Continue reading
One of my favourite things to do on the weekend is head to the local farmers market. I often take a stroll down there to gather some inspiration and hand pick ingredients for lunch. The farmers market near where I live is admittedly a little small, but they really do have some wonderful produce on offer as well as beautifully prepared hot food, which draws a number of people to the market to have lunch on the go and a nose around.
One particular stall that I really love sells a variety of farro and spelt, as well as a modest selection of farro pasta. I absolutely love farro, but before Saturday I had never tried it in pasta form – so I grabbed a bag of conchigliette intent on throwing together something pasta based and healthy. Continue reading
When I eat a hearty breakfast I really do feel the difference it makes throughout the day, and there is nothing better on a cold, grey morning than a hot bowl of porridge. Continue reading
One of the problems I have when I cook a big meal for the family is that I often don’t get a chance to photograph it. Not only is it hard to stave the family off from devouring the meal in moments, but usually the lighting doesn’t permit a decent photo or two being taken. Continue reading
The other day I came across a wonderful show on the BBC called The Little Paris Kitchen, and it’s now a firm fave. This is possibly due to the tiled wall in Rachel Khoo’s minature kitchen, or possibly due to the fact she clearly likes to cook with goats cheese.Whatever the reason, I’m a fan. Continue reading
Sonia from Presentpasttimes has been kind enough to nominate me for a Liebster blog award! I’d like to say a big thank you to Sonia for considering this little blog of mine award worthy. Continue reading
Every year during March or April I come back to Cyprus to visit family and friends. Although the weather isn’t ideal for the beach, this is still one of my favourite times of year to visit. What is usually considered to be desert land is surprisingly vibrant – flowers are in bloom, orange and lemon trees bear their fruit and the ever so green grass provides a brilliant contrast to endless blue skies. Continue reading
This morning, as I was lying in bed with a face mask on and a coffee in hand, the TV caught my eye. What was that? Oh, nothing but some smoked mackerel and a potato salad taunting me from inside the box. Immediately I knew I had to have mackerel, and so set about recreating the magic in my own kitchen. Continue reading
