Mexican Pasta Salad is one of our new family favourites - it's super easy to make and easy to adapt to whatever you have in the house that needs using up...Last Summer, I made the most amazing homemade potato salad (pretty sure I called it the best you'd ever taste at the time and I still stand by that) and a couple of weeks ago, I decided to use the same mix of mayo and sour cream on some cold leftover pasta.  I added some sweetcorn, leftover ham, jalapenos and some Mexican seasoning and it was delicious.Honestly, life-changing is probably a step too far but I think it comes … [Read more...]

Wild garlic is one of the easiest foods to forage for because it's found in pretty much every area of woodland from late Winter to early Summer and this fresh wild garlic pesto recipe is the perfect recipe to make with it!If you go for a walk right about now and you go anywhere near a field or some woodland then the chances are that you're going to come across some wild garlic growing and if you do, then I have the perfect recipe for you.  This wild garlic pesto is a great twist on traditional pesto and I'm pretty sure you're going to love it.In case you're wondering, this is … [Read more...]

Chilli cheese breadsticks are my new favourite snack!A while ago, I shared my favourite homemade breadsticks recipe with you and today I wanted to share a slight variation on that recipe - Chilli cheese breadsticks!  The chilli cheese version are softer than the regular breadsticks that I make which makes them even better for dipping in soups, tomato soup especially. Chilli Cheese breadsticks They're made using the same bread base recipe so I won't repeat it again as you can just pop over and get the recipe from here if you fancy trying these chilli cheese breadsticks.  You … [Read more...]

Homemade mini cheddars are on the menu today!So, one thing I feel like I'm getting back to these days is making things from scratch and really thinking about the food we're eating - making it more enjoyable, better for us and definitely more interesting.  Last weekend I made some amazing little homemade mini cheddars and they went down so well that I baked them again yesterday.They're a fab little snack and would be great for packed lunches throughout the week.  I've made similar in the past and they've frozen really well so I can't see why these … [Read more...]