Corn Chowder

Corn Chowder

Hasn’t the weather turned chilly? Frosty days and cold hands make me crave hot soups! This is my current favourite, and it’s my first soup post on this blog. I have a thing about corn. I always have done – I love it in any 

Southern Corn Bread

Southern Corn Bread

This is a classic. It’s the perfect way to mop up your plate of chilli or any spicy stew really – and as it’s winter, there’s plenty of those going on in this house! It is also now my vegan topping of choice for my 

Slow Cooker Spicy No-Fry Refried Beans

Slow Cooker Spicy No-Fry Refried Beans

I’m beyond happy with this recipe. It’s a dream to make (i.e. you need to do almost nothing, except soak some beans) and makes enough refried beans to be used as a base for many meals over several days. It’s a super-frugal dish, fat free, 

Easy Focaccia

Easy Focaccia

I put this recipe together this afternoon, when I realised we had no garlic bread to go with our pasta supper – and was also wondering what to do with the left over sun dried tomatoes lurking in the fridge! It turned out so amazingly 

Italian Scones

Italian Scones

My Italian scones – cheesy name, cheesy goodness – are like the lovechild of a pizza and a scone, containing all the comforting flavours we know and love. I often throw together soda bread or plain scones when I’ve got last minute plans for a pasta