Salmon & Prawn Pot Pies and Mango Mousse

It’s taken a couple of weeks to get back into the Wine Wednesday groove after such a long lock-down but these fabulous little seafood rich pot pies from David Herbert have made it super easy.

Salmon, Fennel & Olive Tray Bake & Coffee Pecan Puddings

Normally when we think of fish we think of lemon one of the things that attracted me to this recipe was the use of oranges.  So we have fennel, dill, potatoes, onion, olives, lemons with oranges AND a hit of mustard in the dressing.  Sold!! 

Orange, Soy Salmon Parcels & Mango Galettes

So you’re racing in the door right on 6pm and you have to have a meal on the table in double time. The Women’s Weekly “After Work Fast” is the recipe book that will save your life!

Moroccan Baked Fish in a Bag & Pineapple Meringue Pie

I’ve been doing a lot of reminiscing with my sisters about our mother’s beautiful desserts.  One of my favourites was her pineapple pie which had a meringue topping on it.  This recipe from the Women’s Weekly Dinner Party Cookbook No. 2 came very close although I did have to make one little tweak. 

Five of my favourite salads from 2020

“When you start with quality produce, a few simple flavours will complement and contrast with your base ingredients to create the perfect taste experience.  Think of food with passion, not anxiety, and feel free to substitute and add ingredients as you please.  This is often how personalised culinary masterpieces are created.” – Marie Claire. It is so easy to get creative when preparing a fabulous salad. Lend your personal to touch to some of my favourites.

Salmon with Honey Mustard Sauce & Mango Mess

“En papillote (French pronunciation: ​[ɑ̃ papijɔt]; French for “enveloped in paper”), or al cartoccio in Italian, is a method of cooking in which the food is put into a folded pouch or parcel and then baked. … This method is most often used to cook fish or vegetables, but lamb and poultry can also be cooked en papillote.”

Salmon & Potato Fishcakes & Basic Chocolate Cake

Main:  Salmon & Potato Fishcakes Delicious Magazine – March 2020 (Yotam Ottolenghi) Dessert:  Chocolate Cake Own recipe Hi Everyone! Well this month’s Delicious Mag is filled with some super wonderful recipes that to my way of thinking are family friendly with just a little bit of tweaking.  Okay, I should clarify that statement.  Remember I […]

Seared Salmon & Rockmelon Flan

Main:  Seared Salmon with Greens and Mango Salsa Vinaigrette Raising the Salad Bar – Catherine Walthers Dessert:  Summertime Rockmelon Flan WW Light & Luscious Summertime Cookbook “We all eat, and it would be a sad waste of opportunity to eat badly.” – Anna Thomas Hello everyone!  Gosh don’t the weeks churn over quickly and here […]