We had more lovely Autumnal weather and did our best to be outside in it. Little Venice I smile every time I come through the front door and see our freshly decorated walls :)A friend and I treated ourselves to Afternoon Tea at the Berkeley Hotel in Knightsbridge (you might have seen a few images … Continue reading Me on Monday
Ingredients: 250g orzo pasta 1 tablespoon olive oil 3 chicken breasts cut into small chunks 1 teaspoon dried Italian seasoning 3 cloves of garlic, finely minced 3 tomatoes, diced 1 tub of cream cheese (I used Philadelphia Light) 3/4 cup of reserved pasta water 2 tablespoons of lemon juice 1/2 cup of freshly grated Parmesan … Continue reading Cream Cheese and Chicken Orzo With Tomatoes
September means that the Season of mist and mellow fruitfulness is approaching. It also means that Shimelle is running her annual class, Learn Something New Every Day.As with the previous few years, I’m recording what I’ve learned throughout September here. Day 1: A new recipe always takes much longer to prepare and serve than anticipated. Day 2: The Boy will … Continue reading Learn Something New Every Day | Days 1-5
In our house the rule is, whenever stuck for ideas for supper, go Italian. 🙂 Ingredients: 400g cheese tortellini 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 chicken breasts, sliced into thin, bite size pieces 1/2 jar of pesto (depending on preference, you can add more or less) Halved cherry tomatoes, as many as you like (I cooked … Continue reading Chicken Pesto Tortellini
Serves 4. Ready in 50 minutes. Ingredients: 3 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons wholegrain mustard 350g new potatoes, halved 4 chicken breasts (I sliced mine) 2 large leeks 1 tablespoon plain flour 50ml chicken stock 200g crème fraîche Method: Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil and the mustard … Continue reading Crème Fraîche Chicken
This time last year, I never imagined I'd be trying to marshall my thoughts into some sort of coherent post about how the last 365 days have been for me and my family. It is perhaps easiest if I divide my thoughts into two columns - positives and negatives ... Positives: Lockdowns work. They're hard … Continue reading Covid-19 | Life in Lockdown – One Year on
This recipe and accompanying photos first appeared on the much-missed Paper Turtle blog and has been tweaked by me. 🙂 Ingredients: 500g beef mince (I used 5% fat) 1 onion, chopped 1-2 courgettes (zucchinis), diced into small pieces - optional (I didn't have any) 400g can of tomato soup, condensed (I used Heinz Cream of … Continue reading Slow Cooker Lasagne Soup
This is a perfect way to jazz up roast chicken. 🙂 Ingredients: Serves 3. 3 chicken breasts Salt and pepper 3/4 cup of apricot jam 1 tablespoon of grainy mustard 1/4 cup of water Leaves from 2 sprigs of thyme (optional) Method: Preheat oven to 200C/180 Fan/400FPlace the chicken on a rimmed baking tray lined … Continue reading Apricot-Mustard Baked Chicken
How did you spend your weekend? Despite being under a stay-at-home order, this past weekend turned out to be quite a full one. 🙂 Saturday - Up at 08.00, bed at 22.30. Step count - 11,623: Shower and breakfastWalked 4 laps of the park with Tilly - the outside temperature was -3C, so I kept … Continue reading How Was Your Weekend?
Ingredients: (Serves 3) 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts Cherry tomatoes, as many you like, halved Angel hair pasta (or whichever you prefer) 4 tablespoons of olive oil Salt and pepper 1 onion, chopped 2 cloves of garlic, minced 300 mls single cream (more if you like plenty of sauce) 1 cup of chicken broth 1 … Continue reading Creamy Roasted Tomato and Chicken Pasta
