Christmas bacon, prunes & sausages are possibly the best part of the Christmas meal. Salty streaky bacon wrapped round a juicy fruity prune and a little sausage. This trio is then roasted until the bacon is crispy the prune tacky and the sausage beautifully done. Even better these Christmas bacon, prunes and sausages can be…
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Crepes with ham, cheese and cherry tomatoes
Real French comfort food, a hot crepe with ham and cheese and cherry tomatoes, wilted spinach, and a fried egg. We returned a few weeks ago from a family trip staying with French friends in Marseille. We had a great time being shown the wonderful sights of Marseille and getting some good family time on…
Cheesy potato cakes, with bacon, tomatoes and spinach
Dave and I eat a lot of mashed potato as does our little one. For us three it’s almost like a family staple with the added plus of being something of a comfort food. We have it at least once a week, and that doesn’t include dinner parties when I often serve it to friends….
Fennel and clove pork scratchings
These fennel and clove pork scratchings are delicious, best served still warm from the oven. They bare little resemblance to shop bought scratchings. I’m posting my recipe for pork scratchings this week as, here in Scotland, we’ve been celebrating by eating unusual cuts of animal! The celebration is about the life and work of Robert…
British tartiflette
The weather is cold, grey and rather miserable. We have a group of friends visiting this weekend. I want to make something now that can be in the fridge and popped in the oven late on Saturday afternoon. This will be perfect for Saturday night – nothing fancy, but good wholesome delicious food. My brother…