lemon zest

Chilli Tomato and Prawn Cuttlefish Ink Fettuccine

Roast Clay-Pot Lemon Chicken with Garlic and Chilli

Potato Salad with Pickled Herring

Smoked Mackerel Rillettes with Aleppo Pepper

Fragrant Spinach Rice

Linguine alle vongole

Thai‑Style Prawn & Pineapple Egg Fried Rice

This Thai‑Style Prawn & Pineapple Egg Fried Rice instantly takes us back to some of the most memorable meals from our travels. Marlini and I first encountered truly fragrant – and unapologetically fiery – versions of this dish while staying in Krabi, Thailand, in 2018. Served straight from well‑worn woks and piled into hollowed‑out pineapple…

Fresh Egg Pasta with Cuttlefish Ink

My very first attempt to make fresh pasta dough can be chalked up as a dismal failure. I was barely thirteen at the time, insisted on being bought a pasta machine for my birthday, which I would use all the time. Reality painted a very different picture.. the dough just jammed up in the rollers,…

Chilli con carne with Shiitake mushrooms

I had grand visions to end 2024 with a flurry of well overdue recipe posts. Unfortunately, the last two weeks were completely written off due to a cold/flu virus. All festive plans and celebrations evaporated. By the time the antibiotics had done their job, 2025 arrived. I didn’t have the energy to write up one…

Thai Green Curry with Prawn, Squid, and Butternut Squash

A visit to Thailand is very much on my Bucket List – and without wanting to sound too greedy, the food is one of the primary reasons. Oh, and all the Thai folk I have met in my travels are delightful – yup, if you are reading this Kay, you are included ;o) I am…