Simple Cheese Sauce

This classic, storecupboard white sauce is loaded with loads of cheddar and parmesan cheese. You can use it for all sort of dishes like macaroni or cauliflower cheese Ingredients 500ml milk 4 tbsp plain flour 50g butter 100g grated strong cheddar (or 50g grated cheddar, 50g crumbled blue cheese) A handful of chives Method Pour 500ml milk into a…

“Merry Christmas” Mulled Wine Gammon

Remember my recipe for Very Cherry Cola Gammon, well this is a new variant, it’s marvellous! I cooked this for my friend groups New Years Eve party, and everyone loved it. It didn’t last long! 🙂 So, it gives me great satisfaction to acquaint you with my “Merry Christmas” mulled wine gammon with a sticky cranberry glaze. Ingredients…

Kitchen Basics Tomato & Basil Sauce V1.0

I’m not in the ‘low carb zone‘ yet, so I’ve still time to share this recipe. It’s my go-to for a simple, tasty tomato sauce. I use it with pasta for a quick, tasty meal, but it’s just as good used a base for chicken dishes and much more. Try not to use it to…

Very Cherry Cola Gammon

OK, so, this is an odd one for me. This is a recipe that I like, but shouldn’t. Why? Well, I can’t stand the taste of ham. Bacon, Love it! Gammon Steaks, Great, but ham, bleurgh! One Christmas I had my arm twisted to cook a gammon cooked in cola. Nigella has a great recipe…

Surprise Cherries!

This isn’t one of my recipes and is not ‘on diet‘. I’ve not started the diet yet as I’m currently staying with my folks until I find a new flat so I think it’s worth stealing. Have some leftover cherries? Are they about to go past their best? Try this! My mother surprised me with…