Winter

Recipes best made in winter, when the ingredients are in season.

Quesadillas on a white plate with flat leaf parsley garnish

Quesadillas

These quesadillas are a life saver when you need to get dinner on the table quickly. I don't use a fry pan anymore with this and just pop them onto the sand...
Spiced Lentil Soup in a white bowl

Spiced Lentil Soup

This recipe is a comforting soup for autumn and winter weather, this spiced lentil soup was exactly what I craved. My husband is not big on legumes sadly, b...
Key Lime Pie on a wooden board with a slice on a cake server

Key Lime Pie

Deary me, this one is so addictive!! Not the most wholesome way of baking, given that you use already processed ingredients like condensed milk and biscuits...
Seeded Soda Bread on a baking sheet

Seeded Soda Bread

A wonderful way to quickly bake some bread! I love how adaptable it is depending on which seeds (and maybe nuts even) you have in the house. 101 cookbooks w...
No recipe yoghurt biscuits in a little basket on a wooden board

No Recipe Yoghurt Biscuits

All of these ingredients are usually in my kitchen. So if I run out of bread this is my go-to solution! If you'd like more detailed instructions and phot...
cumquat jam on a slice of bread held up by a hand

Cumquat Marmalade

Homemade jam is such a beautiful thing and always makes me happy! Having a little cumquat tree in the garden is one of my life goals. But it is equally wond...
French braised Peas on a white plate

French Braised Peas

My favourite way to eat peas. Jamie Oliver knows best. I have only made this with frozen peas and it tastes great. The addition of the lemon makes it fre...
coq au Riesling with spaghetti and dill on a white plate

Coq au Riesling

I love Nigella's take on this French classic. I make the red wine version a tad more often because hubby claims white wine is no good for him, but this is s...