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Winter calls for comfort food and warming bowls of goodness. While I'm partial to a classic mushroom risotto, this recipe is the perfect autumnal dish to get you ready for the festive season. It's a simple recipe that uses cream cheese instead of hard Italian cheese but is all the more creamy for this very…
Christmas being my favourite time of the year, I thought it would be the perfect occasion for some recipe testing. Our Christmas feast this year was the best it's ever been. Once again we had the usual turkey, ham, salmon en croute for my pesky mum and all the necessary trimmings. But Christmas Eve chez the…
You can't beat Christmas when it comes to food. Every year, my mum and dad create a mouthwatering feast which seems to grow each year in size. For 2015, the festive table hosted an array of different dishes: Oven roasted cod and salmon for my pesky mum (pescatarian that is). A show-stopping turkey filled with homemade…
Christmas just keeps on giving. In our house, leftovers make up the meals for the next few days which is a nice break from all that cooking that went on during the morning of the 25th but also a treat for us foodies who want to continue looking forward to the yumminess that is Christmas Lunch. If you're…
Paella is one of those simple one-pan dishes that looks impressive but is actually pretty easy to make (shhh don’t tell anyone). While you’ll usually see prawns or chicken in a paella, I decided to try something new and added oven-cooked Cod. This would work well with any white fish though so don’t worry if…
Continue reading ➞ Paella con bacalao y chorizo – The 6 step Cod and Chorizo Paella
Now that you're all acquainted with my Oven Roasted Cod in Parma Ham recipe, here's a slight variation on it. I decided to be adventurous one evening and added it to a heartwarming veggie soup. Now you can get away with cooking this fish dish two nights in a row without being perceived as boring or lazy! Ingredients (for the…
I've decided to share with you one of my most cherished recipes. There's no going wrong with this one and it's perfect for Fish Friday. Even us meat lovers would be happy to be presented with this easy and super healthy meal. I've only put the ingredients for 2 people because it's me and my mum's…
Salmon is one of the tastiest fish on the market. There are so many different ways to approach this oily fish, from serving it as sashimi to wrapping it in puff pastry for an ‘en croûte’, but today I’ll be showing you how to oven bake some salmon fillets for a healthy night in. It’s a…
Continue reading ➞ Oven Baked Salmon with Roasted Vegetables
