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  • Recipe Pork Cooking Times
    Pork Cooking Times
    A pickled, smoked leg of pork which I recently served when we had visitors to the farm for Sunday lunch. This would make a lovely lunch for Easter Sunday - which will be here before we know it ! When I first moved into my own home[...]
  • Recipe Busy times, easy cooking
    Busy times, easy cooking
    Those of you who know me well know that my specialty is cooking large main dishes and stretching them into several different meals. I may have a ridiculously busy schedule to live by, but that doesn't mean we can't still have great homemade food! On[...]
  • Recipe The Definitive Page of Pressure Cooker Cooking Times - in minutes
    The Definitive Page of Pressure Cooker Cooking Times - in minutes
    Cooking times, in minutes, for Beans, Fish, Fruit, Grains, Meats and Veggies! It is important to use a  digital timer  for keeping track of the cooking minute, by minute, especially for quick-cooking[...]
  • Recipe Mi Luna: Say "Tapas Bar" Three Times Fast
    Mi Luna: Say "Tapas Bar" Three Times Fast
    Above: Pizza de mariscos - Pizza with shrimp, squid, mussels, basil, pesto and mozzarella. Yes, it looks delicious, but the seafood was overcooked and fishy. Every other dish we sampled, though, was amazing. It's common knowledge that Rice[...]
  • Recipe Five Things You Will Find In My Kitchen At All Times!
    Five Things You Will Find In My Kitchen At All Times!
    Good Morning! We have been in our new house for exactly one week now! It feels amazing to finally have all of the boxes unpacked, pictures hung up, and kitchen stuff put away. Speaking of the kitchen, I wanted to share with you the five things[...]
  • Recipe We?re cooking here!
    We?re cooking here!
    Leaves are falling, Whole Foods has their official holiday bags in stock, life is pumpkin flavored, and the New York City trees are suddenly adorned with Christmas lights.  I think we all know what this means?Thanksgiving.  Next Thursday.  Where[...]
  • Recipe Cheese!!! (cake)
    Cheese!!! (cake)
    My youngest brother had a plan, one that I was unaware of. It was for me to make a chocolate cheesecake. Of course, he didn?t actually apprise me of his plan until all the ingredients (literally) were in place. ?Oh, I bought a six-pack of cream[...]
  • Recipe Homemade Sausage Rolls
    Homemade Sausage Rolls
    Traditional Oven versus Halogen Cooker / Oven If you've never made your own sausage rolls - I'd urge you to have a go. It's so easy your 5 year old could do it on his / her own. They also taste a MILLION times better than shop bought.[...]
  • Recipe Dutch Apple CASTLE Cake !
    Dutch Apple CASTLE Cake !
    This is a post for loads of people out there who are still waiting to see what all our new moulds are.  I'm sorry it's taking me so long.. it's SUCH a big job at the moment as there are so many new silicone bakeware moulds[...]
  • Recipe Compound Butters for Cheap Meat
    Compound Butters for Cheap Meat
    With these economic times, my kitchen is feeling the pinch so it is time to dig out those standby recipes for compound butters to help flavor the cheaper cuts of meat some of us are having to purchase. My favorites are Bercy Butter, Matre[...]