Aug 24

Aug 24 Fresh Cherry Frangipane Tart

An easy recipe to use fresh cherries on this Fresh Cherry Frangipane Tart. Let the super juicy cherries drip down into the warm golden frangipane as the cherry glaze shines on the top. An incredible way to use seasonal cherries .

Aug 23

Aug 23 Blackberry & Lime Custard Tart with Almond Pastry

Lee Majhen-Todd

Making this easy blackberry custard tart isn’t difficult. This blackberry custard recipe is so easy to make and delicious to eat. Cooking with seasonal fruit is the what this tart is about, a perfect tart to have when ever there are blackberries in season. Custards tarts don’t need to be vanilla, especially when they taste this good and are tis easy to bake

Aug 16

Aug 16 Choux Buns with Brown Sugar Craquelin Top and Vanilla Mousseline Cream

Lee Majhen-Todd

Choux Buns with Brown Sugar Craquelin Top and Vanilla Mousseline Cream Recipe , easy to make at home but good enough to bring out when you want something to impress visitors. Choux pastry filled with a rich, smooth and glossy mousseline cream and topped with a brown butter craquelin, giving it a sweet crunch to balance it all.

Aug 10

Aug 10 Chocolate & Courgette Layer Cake with Chocolate Ganache & Toasted Macadamia Nuts

Lee Majhen-Todd

Its slightly browny, sightly caky but 100% indulgent! A dense fudgy cake, so go to another recipe of your looking for a light and airy cake. The cake itself is moist because of the courgettes, rich and indulgent because of the cocoa, and as if that’s not enough, the delectable smooth dark chocolate ganache certainly tips it over the edge.

Aug 7

Aug 7 Baked Courgette & Tomato Gratin

Lee Majhen-Todd

Lots and lots of basil ,both dried and fresh, with tons of black pepper, all goes to make the tomato sauce luxurious , layered and as if it has spent hours on the stove top being mixed with love.

This tomato sauce is a keeper!

Aug 2

Aug 2 Fresh Peach Jar Cheesecake

Lee Majhen-Todd

Unbaked cheesecake, a staple at most get togethers in the UK, probably because it’s so blooming easy to make, and this Fresh Peach Jar Cheesecake isn’t any different.

Jul 21

Jul 21 Chocolate & Nut Dipped Honey Madeleines with Strawberry Flavour Middle

Lee Majhen-Todd

Madeleines, the cake of the gods and just to make them extra, I’ve added a strawberry flavour dough to the middle and drizzled a little dark chocolate over one of the edges before adding a few chopped nuts, just to finish off.

Jul 12

Jul 12 Goats Cheese Pizza with Stuffed Crust & Home-Made Charred Cherry Tomato Sauce

Lee Majhen-Todd

Perfect Hand Stretched Goats Cheese thin based pizza with stuffed crust & home-made charred cherry tomato Sauce. So easy to make it should be added to your family recipe book. Using St Helens Farm Goat cheese in the charred crust and on top of the pizza makes it perfect for any get together or tea table.

Jul 3

Jul 3 Quick Fresh Tomato Salsa

Lee Majhen-Todd

Quick Fresh Tomato Salsa recipe , packed with fresh coriander and of course, fresh tomatoes.

A dash of minced garlic, a splash of white wine vinegar and some lime, whats left is a bowl of salsa thats fit to be in and on most things this summer.

Jul 3

Jul 3 Goats Cheese & Avocado Dressing

Lee Majhen-Todd

Avocado and goats cheese dressing is perfect for salad and to smear on some toasted sourdough with a few slices of crispy bacon. Drizzled on this fresh mackerel and prawn salad giving a creamy dimension to this already filled salad.

Jun 19

Jun 19 Tiramisu

Lee Majhen-Todd

This Tiramisu recipe is super easy to make and just as easy to eat. Traditional, authentic tiramisu with Creamy mascarpone, piped creamy top with a thick dusting of cocoa powder over the top. Perfect to double the ingredients and make it a show stopper for a family or friends get together.

May 31

May 31 Sweet Potato & Wild Garlic Gnocchi in a Three Tomato Cream Cheese Sauce with Charred Sesame Oil & Ras El Hanout Courgettes

Lee Majhen-Todd

Sweet Potato & Wild Garlic Gnocchi in a Three Tomato Cream Cheese Sauce with Charred Sesame Oil & Ras El Hanout Courgettes recipe has a few steps to it but is a super easy dish to make.

Enjoy the gnocchi in a big bowl with the charred courgette on the side. Gnocchi is a great make ahead dish, letting them sit in the fridge until the next day. Just re-heat the sauce, cook the gnocchi and then let them sit in the warm sauce until each one is coated in the sauce.

May 25

May 25 Lamb Peka- A Croatian Lamb Dish

Lee Majhen-Todd

Lamb Peka- A Croatian Lamb Dish , a recipe that needs to be in every family recipe book for those days that you need amazing flavours but don’t want to work too hard. Full of flavour and a Croatian dish and sends love smells around my kitchen every time i make it.

May 22

May 22 Asparagus Tart with Wild Garlic Butter Flaky Pastry

Lee Majhen-Todd

Asparagus Tart with Wild Garlic Butter Flaky Pastry recipe is one of the easiest savoury tart to make and really showcases the summers crop pf asparagus.

Using wild garlic butter to make the quick flaky pastry is a game changer, and the pastry takes this tart from something good to something great.

May 22

May 22 Kuglof – Croatian Apple Bundt Cake

Lee Majhen-Todd

Kuglof – Croatian Apple Bundt Cake recipe. A cake that looks as good as it tastes. With undertones of citrus and with apples running through the light sponge, It’s light and comes out of the tin in that unmistakable shape from the Bundt tin. Its the tin that gives the name to the cake, so if you can find a pretty one in a charity shop, i’d snap it up straight away.

Apr 27

Apr 27 Slow Cooker Balsamic Caramelised Onions

Lee Majhen-Todd

Slow Cooker Balsamic Caramelised Onions, so easy to make and great for a family BBQ or for a crowd of people. When i need time for other things, this is the way to cook onions that are soft and full of favour.

Apr 24

Apr 24 No Yeast Beer Bread with Black Olives & Rosemary

Lee Majhen-Todd

No Yeast Beer Bread with Black Olives & Rosemary so easy to make without any yeast. Once it’s mixed it just takes a hot oven for it to rise to perfection every time!

When the beer is added to the dry bread ingredients, the beer’s yeast content reacts with the baking powder and starches in the flour, causing the dough to rise and start to leaven. I hope that sounded as though i know what i’m talking about?!

Apr 17

Apr 17 Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Lettuce Wraps

Lee Majhen-Todd

Slow Cooker Shredded Chicken Lettuce Wraps, an easy to made and delicious to eat recipe thats great for those days when i want to have the comfort of the slow cooker and also want it to taste a little lighter. Introducing the magic powder of Vegeta, a Croatian staple in every kitchen that is always right next to the paprika, another staple.

Apr 3

Apr 3 A Traditional Quiche Lorraine

Lee Majhen-Todd

Gruyere cheese gives the quiche a rich, creamy, salty and nutty flavour which goes perfectly with the lardons (or bacon bits), the creamy texture of the eggs with the added pinch of nutmeg.

Mar 30

Mar 30 One Pot Chicken, Bacon & Parsnip Curry with Chick Peas & White Beans

Lee Majhen-Todd

One Pot Chicken, Bacon & Parsnip Curry with Chick Peas & White Beans recipe has no grinding and is perfect for a mid week comfort meal for all the family.

Easy to make and easy to eat , packed full of parsnips and beans a great dish to use up some of those tinned beans and chickpeas. Pantry ingredients cooked in the best way

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