Month: July 2020

Smoked haddock, peas and broad beans

Smoked haddock, peas and broad beans

Another dish dictated by what was to hand, rather than what was called for, with the added benefit that I can claim the resulting recipe as my own. In Lucas Hollweg’s lovely original the fish nestled on a bed of spinach, which sounds yummy, but 

Popping Noodle Salad!!!

Popping Noodle Salad!!!

Freya named it, Phoebe added the exclamation marks. I think the sweet, tangy dressing would work with many different ingredients, so long as there’s a variety of colours, textures and flavours to layer with the cold noodles. 250g egg noodles 300g green beans A handful 

Tomato Orzo

Tomato Orzo

Better than it ought to be… I saw two Diana Henry recipes on Instagram last week: Tomato risotto with mozzarella; Chicken, basil, parmesan and spinach meatballs baked with orzo. They each sounded delicious, but somehow I got them mixed up when I was buying ingredients. 

Apricot Almond Slice

Apricot Almond Slice

Crumbly pastry, sweet nutty filling, tart glazed apricots – lovely contrasting flavours and textures. A riff on a Smitten Kitchen recipe for Apricot Pistachio Bars, which sounded lovely, but didn’t quite work for me. This is even easier to make and I had a load