Thai Spicy Basil Chicken

I’ve just realised I haven’t done a blog post in a few days… I’m sorry guys I’ve been caught up in watching the Olympics! Who knew Archery could be so exhilarating!!! I’ve been suffering with a cold all week, so I decided to make a dish with lots of chilli to sweat the flu out….

Spaghetti With Simple Tomato And Basil Sauce

I tried this recipe for the first time last night, and it was a hit. We had this this with chicken milanese, however I think it would be a great simple dinner on it’s own. Ingredients 3 cloves of garlic Bunch of basil Chilli Tin plum tomatoes Salt and Pepper Spaghetti Method Begin by removing…

Leftover Lunch… Pulled Pork Grilled Cheese

I wrote a blog yesterday about my pulled pork and BBQ sauce so today I thought I’d add a leftover recipe. I always find there is loads left over, so I decided to make a grilled cheese for lunch… Ingredients Leftover pulled pork BBQ sauce Grated vintage cheddar 2 slices of bread (I like seeded, wholemeal…

Pulled Pork with BBQ Sauce

Pulled pork is such a good lazy weekend dinner. Its great to put in a slow cooker, potter around the house or go out for the day, come back and your house smells amazing. Its all in the preparation. I like to serve this with some home made potato wedges and coleslaw. Ingredients Pulled Pork Shoulder…

Copycat Starbucks Peach Green Tea Lemonade Part 2…

So, yesterday I posted a blog about making my own peach green tea lemonade, and today we finally perfected our recipe!!!!! This makes  enough for 4 large glasses. Ingredients 1 green tea bag 1,300ml boiling water 500ml cloudy, still lemonade 5 pumps of peach iced tea flavour syrup (I used Sweetbird, which came with a…

Starbucks Copycat Peach Green Tea Lemonade

Whilst we were on our honeymoon in Florida in 2014 we went to a Starbucks to order our usual skinny caramel latte, when we were stood in the queue I noticed on the board a new cold drink called a peach green tea lemonade. Feeling adventurous we ordered one each. After one sip both of us…

Pasta With Chorizo And Rosemary

This is one of my favorite after work dinners. It’s so quick, simple and delicious. It’s also so versatile, you could add chili if you want to, or less garlic, or add some vegetables to bulk it up. Ingredients Wholewheat penne pasta Spicy Chorizo, chopped into 1cm half round, 3 cloves of garlic, finely chopped Sprig…

Sticky BBQ Chicken Wings

I first made these when me and my Hubby were having a Superbowl party, we enjoyed them so much they now feature regularly on our weekly shopping list. The rub and sauce can be made to your own taste, and the measurements are just roughly what we enjoy, so again, feel free to add more…

Salted Caramel Brownies

I found this recipe whilst searching on Pinterest, I cant remember who originally posted it, but I have made some slight adjustments. These brownies are the perfect mix of sweet and salty. I’m not a massive sweet fan so I have toned down the sugar, as I find the caramel gives it more than enough…

Chicken and chorizo paella

This recipe is based on a Jamie Oliver recipe. I can’t remember which book it comes from, as I have so many of them they now they just blend into one. This is great for entertaining, its so easy to make, but looks and tastes like you’ve spent all day in the kitchen. You could…