Since this is a family friendly blog, I probably shouldn’t tell you the first words I uttered when I bit into this homemade peanut butter millionaire’s shortbread. They were along the lines of ‘holy moly’, but a little less polite. Well, a lot less polite if I’m honest, but once you taste this stuff, you’ll understand. […]

When I can’t decide what to cook, a good solution is always to fuse together two of my favourite foods. Pizza + quesadillas = pizza quesadillas. Sandwiches + Greek salad = Greek salad sandwich. Chilli + macaroni cheese = chilli mac. It’s a winning formula. This time, I decided to combine the flavour of a plate of […]

The summer’s officially over, the weather has turned, and I’m almost tempted to turn the heating on – autumn is here. Hands up if you’re ready for all things pumpkin? (Here you can imagine me trying to type with one hand while waving the other in the air. It’s not easy.) …

Is it just me, or did September go really, really quickly? It’s probably a bit of a cliché to say that, but this time it really feels true. I think I’m finally ready to let go of the summer and embrace all things autumnal – has anybody got any recipe requests for the next couple […]

To be honest, Japanese food has never particularly appealed to me. I’ve never been to Japan (though it’s definitely on my list!), so I’m pretty ignorant about Japanese cuisine – the only thing I’m familiar with is (vegetarian!) sushi, which I don’t really enjoy. Cold rice and raw veggies really isn’t my thing. So when I first learned […]