My made up version of m m p. Layer of crushed Oreo cookies Layer of rich coffee and milk chocolate chiffon  Layer of dark chocolate and brandy mousse Layer of whipped fresh cream and chocolate flakes Diet on Tuesday 😳    Recipe… Base-2 packs of Oreos, crushed, warmed in,icrowave and then squidge do into the…

Happy Easter Saturday everyone . Tonight’s din din’s is a homemade curry called chicken Chettinad with coconut pilau rice. Delicious.     It is a bit of a faf making your own curry from scratch but sometimes, when you have more time, it is worth it as it is quite fun to do and isn’t greasy…

A proper dinner after a day that I thought was going to be bad and turned out good! Shelling prawns and cooking the shells with white wine and garlic. Keeping the liquid    Then frying prawns in olive oil with mushrooms, chilli and parsley. Add the strained stock and cook till the prawns are pink…

Salmon and asparagus risotto   

   Steak stir fry with mange tout and noodles

Tonight’s dinner is homemade salmon fish cakes with rich tomato sauce and roasted vegetables   

   Pumpkin and pine nut ravioli on a bed of spinach with a rich tomato and pesto sauce and grated parmesan

Stir fry night, yeah!  Cooked lamb(yes you guessed it, from the freezer), noodles, pepper, mushrooms, courgette, green beans and spinach. A large splash of soy, a dollop of sweet chilli sauce, a teaspoon of cornflour mixed with some water and stirred into the stir fry at the end. Tasty and healthy      A beautiful sunset…

What a glorious day, full of sunshine and springness.     Our day started off with a long dog walk in the countryside and finished with a sausage and mash din dins (I do like a good old fashioned sausage now and again😜), courtesy of my lovely husband. Sausages and green beans from the never…

Out for dinner at shillingfords(a pop up restaurant above The Quay in Sudbury) Fantastic food with great service. Thoroughly recommend trying it.https://www.facebook.com/Shillingfordswildfoodrestaurant/    French style bouillabaisse with sea bass, topped with croutons, aioli and cheese.    Haslet (coarse English pate) with piccalilli and sour dough    Saffron milkcap kedgeree topped with a quails egg   …

So… I am trying to empty my freezer ready for the garage being taken down. I found homemade pizza bases lurking in the bottom and some Italian ham and bacon. I had Brie in the fridge so I made a type of pizza with all of the above and some mushrooms. Very fast and tasty…

The chilly weather is starting to drag me down so what better way to heat me up than a big plate of chilli with basmati rice and homemade guacamole. Spice away your winters day too xxx