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Creamy Pumpkin Pasta
Creamy Pumpkin Pasta Autumn and winter are the perfect seasons to enjoy this delicious and comforting creamy pumpkin pasta. Roasting the pumpkin is key to getting the most out of this recipe, as it will bring out its natural sweetness and make for a creamy sauce. This dish is perfect for those cold nights when […]
Gnocchi Caprese Salad
Gnocchi Caprese Salad Recently at work, we were all discussing just how delicious gnocchi is. Because, let’s be honest – gnocchi is absolutely delicious. Especially when pan fried! Now, it’s getting warmer here in Brisbane so making one of my usual gnocchi recipes wasn’t going to work. I needed something fresh, and light – just […]
Creamy Roasted Garlic & Chicken Fettuccine
Creamy Roasted Garlic & Chicken Fettuccine Recipe We had the first glittering scattering of snow here in Scotland on Sunday! I always say the first snow falls at the end of November, and this year was no different. So in honour of such a cold, yet beautiful day, I decided to make my thoroughly indulgent, […]
Penne al Forno (Pasta Bake)
Penne al Forno (Pasta Bake) Recipe Is there anything nicer on a lazy weekend than penne al forno? A rich ragu, tossed with pasta, topped with mozzarella and then baked to golden perfection. That’s the beauty of my penne al forno recipe, also known as a pasta bake. It’s rich, delicious, and more importantly – […]
Italian Sausage Meatballs with Fried Gnocchi
Italian Sausage Meatballs with Fried Gnocchi Recipe I don’t think it’s possible to be any more in love with a recipe, than I am with my Italian sausage and fried gnocchi recipe. This is one of those recipes I make a lot. It’s comforting and so delicious. And with just a handful of ingredients, it’s […]
Smoked Haddock & Gruyere Pasta Bake
Smoked Haddock & Gruyere Pasta Recipe I was recently browsing through one of my favourite cookbooks, The Little Paris Kitchen, by Rachel Khoo, when I found delicious inspiration in her recipe for Gratin Au Poisson Fumé. Gratin Au Poisson Fumé is a deliciously smoky potato bake with smoked haddock. However, rather than use potatoes, I thought […]
Butternut Squash Risotto with Goats Cheese
Butternut Squash & Goats Cheese Recipe The other evening I was curled up on the sofa, with a big bowl of my favourite butternut squash and goats cheese risotto, when I noticed how dark it was. It was only 8pm, but full dusk had fallen. After 6 moths of lighter summer evenings, it was the first […]
Baked Jollof Rice with Chicken
Baked Jollof Rice with Chicken Recipe As someone with a gluten intolerance, I cook a lot of rice dishes at home. Now, I love, adore, and thrive on rich, flavoursome food. So of course, I like my rice with a whole lot of spice! However, now I have started going back to the office. Suddenly, […]
Creamy Sundried Tomato & Crispy Bacon Gnocchi
Creamy Gnocchi with Sundried Tomatoes and Crispy Bacon This creamy gnocchi with sundried tomatoes and bacon recipe is the perfect comfort food for any occasion. It’s a delicious combination of creamy sauce, pillowy gnocchi, sweet sundried tomatoes and crispy bacon that will have your taste buds dancing with delight. Plus, it’s easy to make and […]
Creamy Red Pepper Pasta
Creamy Red Pepper Pasta Recipe As much as I love creamy pasta recipes, they tend to fill me up quickly and I can only ever enjoy very small portions. This red pepper pasta recipe though is the one exception to the rule. I love this sauce, sweet and cheesy and velvety smooth, and can quite […]
Gnocchi and Meatball Bake
Gnocchi and Meatball Bake Recipe Although we’re at the end of July, it already feels like Autumn here in Scotland. The trees are still verdant, and the rich purple heather is spotting the landscape, however, there is a chill to the air. And the rain! Plenty of rain! And of course, weather like this sees […]
Healthy Lasagne with Roasted Vegetables
Healthy Lasagne with Roasted Vegetables Recipe After a week of warm weather (for Scotland at least!) we’re thankfully having a bit of a cool break and some rain. The perfect weather for comfort cooking! There’s nothing better, to me than spending a cosy rainy day in my kitchen. Especially when it gives me the time, […]
Chicken Alfredo Linguine
Chicken Alfredo Linguine Pasta Recipe Everyone loves a quick and easy pasta recipe, and my creamy chicken alfredo pasta is exactly this! It takes only fifteen minutes to make and is velvety smooth, and rich. Although tradition recipes won’t add lemon, I always add just a hint of lemon juice to my alfredo sauce. I […]
The Best Pilau Rice
Perfect Pilau Rice Recipe Today’s recipe is pilau rice – gorgeously golden rice cooked with spices, and the perfect accompaniment to my Paneer Tikka Masala. It’s one of those recipes that looks much more difficult than it actually is. And the payoff? Incredibly tasty! We’ve been having some lovely, summery weather here in Scotland over […]
Pan-fried Gnocchi with Chorizo and Spinach
Pan-fried Gnocchi with Chorizo & Spinach I love gnocchi – it’s akin to pasta when it comes to comfort food. Whether I’m having a gnocchi bake, or just gnocchi tossed through some pesto, there’s so many ways to prepare and enjoy these little potato dumplings. My personal favourite though has to be pan-fried gnocchi. It’s […]
Thai Red Curry Noodle Soup
Thai Red Curry Noodle Soup Recipe Growing up in Sydney, I had never really experienced Thai food until I moved north to Brisbane. Back then, although Sydney was abundant in Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine, Thai food hadn’t made it quite that far south. At least, not to the area I lived in! Likewise, Chinese and […]
Salmon and Lemon Risotto
Salmon & Lemon Risotto Today’s recipe is a relatively simple affair, as far as Salmon and Lemon Risotto can be simple, that is. There seems to be this great fear surrounding risotto as to its complexity, and that it requires constant attention, and is far too easy to ruin. Personally, I find this nothing more […]
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca
Spaghetti alla Puttanesca If I had to choose only one pasta dish to ever eat again, it would be Spaghetti alla Puttanesca. Ready in 15 minutes and bursting with rich and intense flavours, I kid you not when I say I am nigh addicted to this incredibly rich dish. My first introduction to Spaghetti alla […]
Quick & Easy Pesto Pasta
A quick and easy pesto pasta recipe, perfect for weeknights!
Chicken Romano with Creamy Lemon Pasta
Chicken Romano with Creamy Lemon Pasta Recipe In the kitchen, there are many food-friendships I love, such as salmon and wasabi, potatoes and bacon, chorizo and pretty much everything. However, chicken and creamy pasta is my favourite food-friendship of all. I am not sure why these work so well together. Yet when it comes to […]
Kedgeree (Spiced Rice with Smoked Haddock)
Kedgeree Recipe Today I thought I would share with you another of my favourite brunch dishes, although I do quite fancy this for supper when the mood takes me. I am of course talking about kedgeree with smoked haddock. With its spiced rice, flaky fish and golden yolked eggs, kedgeree could be considered a close […]
Slow-Cooked Spaghetti Bolognese
A indulgently slow-cooked spaghetti bolognese sauce, simmering away for hours to create the best pasta sauce you’ve ever created.
Chicken & Chorizo Rice Bowl
A light and easy colourful chicken and chorizo rice bowl recipe, packed full of flavour and perfect for weeknight dinners!
Creamy Chicken & Rice Soup
Creamy Chicken & Rice Soup
Gnocchi Bake with ‘Nduja
A spicy gnocchi bake with rich tomato and ‘nduja flavours for something a little different.
Risotto alla Milanese
A creamy traditional risotto recipe with rich Italian flavours and just a touch of wine to make it something special.
Pesto alla Genovese
Pesto alla Genovese Recipe When cooking, I love having lots of options ready and available to cater to my every mood. It means cupboards full of spice mixes, and a fridge filled with sauces, marinades, and of course, pesto. Especially my favourite Pesto alla Genovese, also known as Green Pesto. Pesto is amazingly versatile and […]